Who Was Bessie Head?

Hugh Quarshie talks to those who knew one of Africa's most brilliant but troubled writers: Bessie Head.

To some she was a refugee, single parent, amateur gardener and internationally acclaimed writer.

To others, a temperamental, isolated figure on the Botswana landscape.

Contributors:

Randolph Vigne
Patrick Van Rensburg
Gillian Eilerson
Dennis Brutus

Extracts read by Janice Acquah.

Presenter/Producer: Hugh Quarshie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999.