Fry’s English Delight

"I've always known that reading aloud is one of the paths to greater happiness in life...reading aloud isn't medicine to be swallowed to make one feel better. It's pleasure. Pure pleasure."

Actor, broadcaster and beloved figure of British culture Stephen Fry is a keen supporter of the art of reading aloud (given the quote above straight from the man himself) and you'll hear him take a closer insight at the practice on his latest radio programme - featuring input from some of our Readers.

Fry's English Delight is currently in its seventh series on BBC Radio 4 (Mondays), exploring the 'highways and byways' of the English language. In the next episode, Reading Aloud comes under the spotlight as Stephen investigates the art from Roman times right up to the present day.

We're delighted to be featured in the episode, to be broadcast on Monday 18th August at 9am (repeated at 9.30pm the same day), with some of our reading group members who were recorded as part of one of our groups at Calderstones Mansion House talking about the importance of reading aloud and what it means to them.

If you're a lover of the English language as well as literature, it's an unmissable series - previous episodes have already covered the mysterious language of magic and the punishing business of proper nouns and capital letters.

You can listen in and find out more about Fry's English Delight on the Radio 4 website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lv1k1

And don't forget to make a date in your diary for Monday 18th August!

Head to the 'Reading With Us' page of our website for a full list of all of our current open shared reading groups running around the country: https://www.thereader.org.uk/reading-with-us