First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Powerful and beautifully written memoir of a free man, Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South in 1841. Read by Rhashan Stone. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Solomon is sold to a new master in lieu of a debt. Powerful memoir that inspired Steve McQueen's Oscar-nominated film. Read by Rhashan Stone. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A right-thinking Canadian helps Solomon regain his freedom and return to his family in the north. Final extract from the memoir that inspired Steve McQueen's Oscar-nominated film. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Solomon and his fellow slaves must endure the cruel whims of cotton planter Edwin Epps. Powerful memoir that inspired Steve McQueen's Oscar-nominated film. Read by Rhashan Stone. Show more
