Maya Angelou: A Song Flung up to Heaven

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Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies.

Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies, that are amongst the most beautiful, joyous and haunting portraits of 20th-century black America ever

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Maya Angelou's Autobiographies: A Song Flung up to Heaven: Episode 5

A Song Flung up to Heaven

Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 - Maya Angelou's Autobiographies, A Song Flung up to Heaven, Episode 5

Maya Angelou is set to work for Martin Luther King when tragedy strikes.

Maya’s arranging her 40th birthday party when she hears Martin Luther King has been assassinated. Starring Pippa Bennett-Warner.

After Martin Luther King's assassination, it's James Baldwin that helps Maya out of her devastation.  

Maya goes on to produce a big television documentary series and then gets a call from a publisher at Random House inviting her to write an autobiography.

She refuses repeatedly, until the publisher calls her bluff.

Narrator, Older Maya ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
James Baldwin ...... Don Gilet
Dolly ...... Lisa Davina Phillip
Robert Loomis/Jon ...... Joseph Ayre

Dramatised by Patricia Cumper
Produced and directed by Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies: A Song Flung up to Heaven

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Sixth and final drama series of Maya's Angelou's amazing autobiographies.

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