{
  "id": 12878219,
  "title": "Himesh Patel & Maxine Peake Among The Stars In Latest Booker Prize Short Films",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/himesh-patel-maxine-peake-among-the-stars-in-latest-booker-prize",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:05:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/booker-prize-short-films-himesh-patel-maxine-peake-1237149749/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The short films featuring stars reading from the titles shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize have landed. The stars reading this year are Lewis Gribben (Black Mirror), Kathryn Hunter (Black Doves), Paterson Joseph (Wonka), Himesh Patel (The Odyssey), Maxine Peake (I Swear) and Savannah Steyn (House of the Dragon). Director and choreographer Holly Blakey directs […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}