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Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

After her traumatic experience, Maya meets her first life line in the guise of the refined Mrs. Flowers. Starring Indie Gjesdal. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Aged 15, Maya visits her estranged father, where they go on a chaotic, surprising trip to Mexico. Stars Pippa Bennett Warner. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Iconic debut memoir, beautifully evoking Angelou’s life as a child in America’s Deep South in the 1930s. Stars Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya is sent to California and is the victim of a traumatising sexual abuse. Angelou’s iconic debut memoir starring Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

Gather Together in My Name

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya returns to her grandmother in Arkansas. Angelou’s evocative and extraordinary memoirs. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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4 Extra Debut. 1962: Maya and her son move to Ghana when Guy is involved in a serious road accident. Starring Pippa Bennett Warner. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Episode 5

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya goes to Berlin to perform in a play and witnesses racism from an entirely new perspective. Starring Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

1963: Maya marches in Accra whilst fellow Americans led by Martin Luther King famously march in Washington DC. Stars Don Gilet. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya dates Sheikhali, a rich trader from Mali, but cannot accept his proposition. Starring Pippa Bennett Warner. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

At 15, Maya is the first Afro-American conductor on the San Francisco trams. At 16, her life changes forever. Stars Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

Gather Together in My Name

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. It’s 1945 and Maya is a 17-year-old single mother. Angelou’s evocative and extraordinary memoirs narrated by Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Music becomes Maya's refuge. She weds music lover and former sailor, Tosh. Trouble lies ahead. Iconic memoir. Stars Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 2

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya gets a job as a dancer in a strip bar. She must induce the punters to buy fraudulent drinks. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya has joined the world-famous black opera Porgy and Bess's international tour.. Stars Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 5

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya is distraught over the terrible impact that being away on a long tour has had on her son. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya auditions for the world-famous black opera, Gershwin's Porgy and Bess in 1950's San Francisco. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

The Heart of a Woman

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Moving to Los Angeles in the late 1950s, Maya gets an unexpected visit from singing legend Billie Holiday. Stars Nina Sosanya. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

The Heart of a Woman

Episode 2

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya moves to New York to develop her writing, but realises there is much to be improved. Starring Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

The Heart of a Woman

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Whilst working for Martin Luther King Jr, Maya gets engaged but also falls for a freedom fighter. Starring Steve Toussaint. Show more

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

The Heart of a Woman

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maya’s in love with her freedom fighter but bored so she creates a group for women to effect change. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more