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Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 3

BBC Radio 4

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

Contributors

Narrator (Older Maya):
Adjoa Andoh
Bertha Flowers:
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Source: BBC Online

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4

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

Contributors

Source: BBC Online

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4

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

Contributors

Source: BBC Online