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Every episode of The Read ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Read!

Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Read Season 1 Episode 1 - The Lonely Londoners
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    #1 - The Lonely Londoners

    S1:E1

    A creative performance reading of The Lonely Londoners that juxtaposes modern imagery and fascinating archive footage to reflect on how Sam Selvon's novel shaped the London of today.

    Director:Yero Timi-Biu
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Read Season 1 Episode 2 - On the Black Hill
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    #2 - On the Black Hill

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    A performance reading of the abridged novel On the Black Hill, by Bruce Chatwin. Identical twin brothers grow up on a farm in rural Wales and never leave home.

    Director:Luke J. Collins
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Read Season 1 Episode 3 - The Day of the Sardine
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    #3 - The Day of the Sardine

    S1:E3

    A creative performance reading of a powerful novel of disaffection that charts a young man's uneasy passage into adulthood.

    Director:Kieran Stringfellow
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Read Season 1 Episode 4 - A Vision of Loveliness
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    #4 - A Vision of Loveliness

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    Performance reading of A Vision of Loveliness by Louise Levene. A darkly comic novel that reveals the seedy underbelly of London in the 1960s, rich with period detail.

    Director:Alice Johannessen
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Read Season 2 Episode 1 - A Kestrel for a Knave
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    #5 - A Kestrel for a Knave

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    Christopher Eccleston narrates Barry Hines’s heartbreaking coming-of-age tale in this fresh take on a classic British novel.

    Director:Kieran Stringfellow
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Read Season 2 Episode 2 - Shakespeare Sonnets: A Modern Love Story
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    #6 - Shakespeare Sonnets: A Modern Love Story

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    Some of the best-known love poems are weaved together to create a fresh contemporary story told by four lovers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Read Season 2 Episode 3 - Frankenstein
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    #7 - Frankenstein

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    Alex Kingston breathes life into Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic horror story. Young, gifted scientist Victor Frankenstein unwittingly creates a monster. Written more than 200 years ago, the classic masterpiece still resonates today as a tragic romance that examines the battle between ambition and morality.

    Director:Rachel Lambert
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Read Season 2 Episode 4 - The Remains of the Day: The Read with Steve Pemberton
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    #8 - The Remains of the Day: The Read with Steve Pemberton

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    Heartbreak and longing are centre stage as BAFTA-winning actor Steve Pemberton narrates Kazuo Ishiguro’s contemporary classic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Read Season 3 Episode 1 - 1984
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    #9 - 1984

    S3:E1

    A bleak dystopian future plays out before us as Royal Television Society award-winning actor Sacha Dhawan narrates George Orwell’s profoundly impactful and thought-provoking classic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Read Season 3 Episode 2 - A Christmas Carol
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    #10 - A Christmas Carol

    S3:E2

    Anne-Marie Duff performs an intimate reading of Charles Dickens’s timeless classic. Can the ghostly interventions salvage Scrooge’s soul?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Read Season 3 Episode 3 - Wuthering Heights
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    #11 - Wuthering Heights

    S3:E3

    Emily Brontë’s timeless classic set against the haunting backdrop of the Yorkshire Moors and narrated by award-winning actor Vinette Robinson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Read Season 3 Episode 4 - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith
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    #12 - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith

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    Who is the real monster? Robert Louis Stevenson’s defining gothic horror explores alter egos in this captivating narration that reimagines the 19th-century classic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Read Season 4 Episode 1 - Persuasion
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    #13 - Persuasion

    S4:E1

    Bafta and Olivier Award-winning actor Monica Dolan gives a captivating reading of Jane Austen’s much-loved novel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Read Season 4 Episode 2 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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    #14 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    S4:E2

    Steffan Rhodri (Gavin and Stacey, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) gives an enchanting reading performance of CS Lewis’s timeless classic, as we step into the magical world of Narnia, filled with adventure, courage and Turkish Delight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Read Season 4 Episode 3 - The 39 Steps: The Read with John Hannah
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    #15 - The 39 Steps: The Read with John Hannah

    S4:E3

    Murder, conspiracy and espionage are the themes of John Buchan’s gripping novel, set against the backdrop of WWI, that sees Richard Hannay, a bored adventurer, become embroiled in a plot to assassinate a political figure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Lonely Londoners" is the best rated episode of "The Read". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Yero Timi-Biu and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/10/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "On the Black Hill".