After her traumatic experience, Maya meets her first life line in the guise of the refined Mrs. Flowers. Starring Indie Gjesdal. Show more
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Aged 15, Maya visits her estranged father, where they go on a chaotic, surprising trip to Mexico. Stars Pippa Bennett Warner. Show more
Woman's Hour
Toni Morrison's Beloved; Loneliness
54 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Jenni Murray presents discussion on loneliness, including who suffers and what can be done about it. Show more
Woman's Hour
Toni Morrison's Beloved, Sound of 2016
58 minutes
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How has Toni Morrison's Beloved influenced black women writers in Britain? BBC Sound of 2016: Alessia Cara and Nao. Listeners on making big life changes and podcasts for 2016. Show more
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 is sent to California and is the victim of a traumatising sexual abuse. Angelou’s iconic debut memoir starring Adjoa Andoh. Show more
Maya returns to her grandmother in Arkansas. Angelou’s evocative and extraordinary memoirs. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more
Loose Ends
Robert Harris, Sunetra Sarker, Patricia Cumper, Rhashan Stone, Rostam, Anna Leone, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson.
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Robert Harris, Patricia Cumper, Rhashan Stone and Sunetra Sarker for conversation, music and comedy. Rostam and Anna Leone perform. Show more
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
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
Teenage Maya slides into the world of prostitution. Angelou’s evocative and extraordinary memoirs. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more
Maya attempts a new dancing career, only it doesn't quite go to plan. Angelou’s evocative memoirs narrated by Adjoa Andoh. Show more
Maya slips into the world of prostitution and narcotics. Angelou’s evocative memoirs starring Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more