Episode 4
Six years after her first trip to Nigeria, Jackie heads to Lagos, determined to see her ancestral village and to meet half-siblings.
Acclaimed poet Jackie Kay traces her biological parents in a journey from Scotland to Lagos.
In September 2009, six years after her first trip to Nigeria, Jackie is invited to participate in a writers' workshop in Lagos. She is determined to visit her ancestral village and hopes to meet not only her father but also some of her half siblings.
Read by the author.
Producer/Abridger: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
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Thu 22 Jul 201009:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 23 Jul 201000:30BBC Radio 4
- Thu 28 May 201514:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 29 May 201502:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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