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One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

One month from now The Read will be shown at Hay Festival 2026. From 23rd - 31 May in the MUBI Cinema tent. Watch your favourite story told by your favourite actor.
Tickets available via Hay Festival website and box office.
See you there 📚

The Read is going to @hayfestival 2026!
Hay Festival 2026 is screening nine episodes of The Read from all across the programme. See your favourite story told by your favourite actor at Hay Festival 2026 📚
[50] A Kestrel for a Knave with Christopher Eccleston
Saturday 23 May 2026, 2.30pm
[99] Frankenstein with Alex Kingston
Sunday 24 May 2026, 2.30pm
[140] 1984 with Sacha Dhawan
Monday 25 May 2026, 2.30pm
[173] The 39 Steps with John Hannah
Tuesday 26 May 2026, 2.30pm
[215] Wuthering Heights with Vinette Robinson
Wednesday 27 May 2026, 2.30pm
[252] The Remains of the Day with Steve Pemberton
Thursday 28 May 2026, 1pm
[302] Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith
Friday 29 May 2026, 2.30pm
[349] The Picture of Dorian Gray with Luke Thompson
Saturday 30 May 2026, 2.30pm
[407] Persuasion with Monica Dolan
Sunday 31 May 2026, 2.30pm
Book tickets via the Hay Festival website 🎟
Oscar Wilde’s haunting tale of beauty, vanity and moral corruption, starring Luke Thompson.
The Read: The Picture of Dorian Gray. Watch now on @bbciplayer
#ThePictureOfDorianGray #LukeThompson

📣 Callout: we're looking for a freelance podcast producer!
Applicants must:
- Have a minimum of 2 years professional podcast experience
- Be UK-based
Please send CVs and covering letters/emails with examples of work to enquiries@ruralstudios.co.uk
Applications close 24th April.
#freelancejobs #podcast #podcastproducer #artsjobs #podcaster

The Picture of Dorian Gray, aired on Sunday night on BBC 4. Luke Thompson delivers a spellbinding performance of Oscar Wilde’s only novel — a dark, glittering masterpiece that explores the seductive power of beauty and the ruin of the soul.
Available on BBC iPlayer now
#lukethompson #doriangray #BBC #bbc #bridgertonnetflix #bridgertonseason4

The Picture of Dorian Gray starring Bridgertons Luke Thompson.
This Sunday night 9pm on BBC Four and @bbciplayer.
Oscar Wilde’s haunting tale of beauty, vanity and moral corruption, where eternal youth comes at a terrible price — watch Luke Thompson deliver a spellbinding performance of Oscar Wilde’s only novel, a dark, glittering masterpiece that explores the seductive power of beauty and the ruin of the soul.
#doriangray #thepictureofdoriangray #oscarwilde #lukethompson #bridgerton #bridgertonseason4 #benedictbridgerton

Catch us at Hay Festival! 📚
We're delighted to be included in the 2026 programme, screening our production of The Read: Frankenstein with Alex Kingston
Experience evocative storytelling that bridges page and screen, in this screening of award-winning actress Alex Kingston’s narration of Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic horror story.
Kingston breathes life into the story of young, gifted scientist Victor Frankenstein, who 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.
Book tickets via @hayfestival 🔗
📷 @the_task_at_hand
#alexkingston #theread #frankenstein #hayfestival #maryshelley
The 39 Steps: The Read with John Hannah 🚂
Murder, conspiracy and espionage are the thrilling themes of Buchan’s gripping adventure novel set against the backdrop of WW1.
Watch now on @bbciplayer
Director: Rachel Lambert @rachel_lambert555
Producer: Julie Colman @agent_j005.1
DOP: @lukecollins_dp
1at AC: @martinwelsby
2nd AC: @charlieitravers
Cam Trainee: @izzynikitik
Teleprompter Op: Annabel Graham
DIT: @callum_neville_21
Gaffer: @dave_thegaffer
Spark: @daniel_arkell
Location Sound: @jakemh_audio
Production Design: @propitcreative
Costume: @eviecolman
MUA: @lucycroftmoss.mua
Casting Director: Julia Horan CDG
Sound Design: Brian Lane
Abridger: @ancamfilm
Music Composer: Tic Ashfield
Colourist: @vicparkercolour
Graphics: @baksayer.design
Post Production Co-Ordinator: @richhankins
Offline Editor: @dgjones_82
Commissioning Editor for BBC Arts: Stephen James-Yeoman
Executive Producer: Grant Black
#the39steps #johnhannah #fiction #theread #buchan

Tonight, BAFTA nominated actor John Hannah is narrating #The39Steps for #TheRead series 4. Murder, conspiracy and espionage are the thrilling themes of Buchan’s gripping adventure novel set against the backdrop of WW1. Join us at 9pm BBC 4 to see this thrilling performance.
Available on iPlayer.
Produced by Julie Colman
Directed by Rachel Lambert
Executive Producer Grant Black
Special thanks to @bluebell_railway in West Sussex

BAFTA nominated actor John Hannah is giving a thrilling reading performance of #The39Steps for #TheRead Series 4, airing on BBC4 this Thursday 26th February 9pm.
The classic spy novel follows Richard Hannay, a bored adventurer who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy to assassinate a political figure.
Available on BBC iPlayer 🎥
Produced by Julie Colman
Directed by Rachel Lambert
Executive Producer Grant Black
📷 @danhaworthsalter

Back in summer 2024, The Read, Series 3 #wutheringheights was filmed on Hay Bluff, Powys/Herefordshire.
Wuthering Heights, narrated by #VinetteRobinson is available on to watch BBC iPlayer

Check out these amazing BTS shots from our Series 3 production of #WutheringHeights for The Read starring Vinette Robinson @_vinetterobinson_
📺 Watch now on iPlayer
📷 @the_task_at_hand
#bronte #wutheringheightsquotes #vinetterobinson

Check out these amazing BTS shots from our Series 3 production of #WutheringHeights for The Read starring Vinette Robinson @_vinetterobinson_
📺 Watch now on iPlayer
📷 @the_task_at_hand
#bronte #wutheringheightsquotes #vinetterobinson

Check out these amazing BTS shots from our Series 3 production of #WutheringHeights for The Read starring Vinette Robinson @_vinetterobinson_
📺 Watch now on iPlayer
📷 @the_task_at_hand
#bronte #wutheringheightsquotes #vinetterobinson
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