Omnibus

When Sethe welcomed him into her house, Paul D. thought that life had thrown him a second chance. But then Beloved arrived and he was unable to resist her advances. Now he must steady himself to face the consequences.

Toni Morrison's seminal 1987 novel about a haunted house in the era that followed the abolition of slavery in the United States. Melding horror and poetry, this is the story of Sethe, a woman who escaped slavery by crossing the Ohio river, but who, 18 years later, is still not free.

Narrator . . . . . Adjoa Andoh
Sethe . . . . . Nadine Marshall
Denver . . . . . Pippa Bennett-Warner
Paul D . . . . . Danny Sapani
Beloved . . . . . Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Stamp Paid . . . . . Richard Pepple
Baby Suggs . . . . . Alibe Parsons

Omnibus of the last five of ten parts adapted by Patricia Cumper.

Original music by Jon Nicholls

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.