Look, Hear – Discover Oxford Road

The Friends of the IDR are major advocates of the road's potential, but there are two sides to the ringroad’s history.Performed by Claire Morgan and Tiffany KingThank You to Reg Vastern-King and everyone from The Friends of the IDRWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily Marshall© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021

The Oxford Road is over a thousand years old and many people have passed away there. Let Adam Byrneintroduce you to a few of them.Performed by Paul Gallantry and Tiffany KingWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily Marshall© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021Learn about the Battle of Reading http://www.berkshirehistory.com/articles/reading_broadst.htmlLearn about Amelia Dyer https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/berkshire-history/shocking-tale-notorious-reading-baby-18906245Learn about Adam’s Phantom https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/berkshire-history/victorian-crime-reading-mystery-murdered-10886699

The community at Providence Chapel have been caring for Reading’s homeless for decades, but how hasCOVID affected their operation?Performed by Tiffany King Thank you to John DavisWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily Marshall© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021

How have the people along Oxford Road fared during the COVID Pandemic?Performed by Tiffany King with contributions from the community.Written by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily Marshall© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021

Martin McDonald wasn’t born on Oxford Road, but it’s more his home than anywhere else.Performed by Caleb Obediah and Tiffany KingSongs written and performed by Jordan ApapWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily MarshallThank You to Bill Montague© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021

Son of a tailor, Jonathan Ryz, tells us what his grandfather’s shop means to him.Performed by Tiffany KingWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily MarshallThank you to Jonathan Ryz© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021

Mary Ratajowski, an odd sort of woman, has much to tell us about The Royal Meteorological Society.Performed by Claire Morgan and Tiffany KingWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily Marshall© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021https://www.rmets.org/

Derek Webb spends his days watching the Oxford Road.Performed by Paul Gallantry and Tiffany KingWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily MarshallInspired by a poem by Kathy Tytler© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021

The Artistic Director of Culture Mix explains what music means to him.Performed by Caleb Obediah and Tiffany KingWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily MarshallMusic by RASPOThank you to Mary Genis at Culture Mix© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021

Our guide competes in a cooking competition with two other Oxford Road locals.Performed by William Burrage, Victoria Wasilewska and Tiffany KingWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily MarshallMusic by RASPO© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021

Chris, pub landlord and church organist, takes us on a journey around the Holy Trinity Chapel.Performed by Paul Gallantry and Tiffany KingWritten by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily MarshallMusic performed by Andre Jacobucci and mixed by Marius Hopley© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021

Amory Phillips tells us what the Oxford Road community means to LifeSpring Church.Performed by Claire Morgon and Tiffany Kinghttps://lifespringchurch.org.uk/Written by Oli Hewson, Milli Dalton and Renee Quartey-PeluolaCasting by Martha HaskinsDirected by Matthew WhitelockSound Engineering by Pedro SantosTheme music composed by Vladimir GrudinovGraphic Design by Courtney HiggsPhotographic images by Emily Marshall© Copyright Baker Street Productions Ltd 2021