Episode 5
Maya slips into the world of prostitution and narcotics. Angelou’s evocative memoirs starring Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Maya has turned to prostitution to help her boyfriend supposedly out of debt. "I felt my own innocence as real as a grain of sand between my teeth".
Poet, writer, essayist, and activist Maya Angelou's extraordinary account of Afro-American life in post-war US.
Narrator (Older Maya) ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Bailey ...... Paapa Essiedu
LD ...... Danny Sapani
Clara ...... Ayesha Antoine
Troubadour Martin ...... Samuel Anderson
Dramatised by Patricia Cumper.
Director: Pauline Harris.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
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The Amazing Maya Angelou
Joyous and haunting, mysterious and memorable - her life story is incredible.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator (Older Maya) | Adjoa Andoh |
| Maya | Pippa Bennett-Warner |
| Bailey | Paapa Essiedu |
| LD | Danny Sapani |
| Clara | Ayesha Antoine |
| Troubadour Martin | Samuel Anderson |
| Director | Pauline Harris |
| Producer | Pauline Harris |
| Author | Maya Angelou |
| Adaptor | Patricia Cumper |
Broadcasts
Fri 10 Aug 201810:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 10 Aug 201819:45BBC Radio 4
- Fri 3 Jun 202214:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 4 Jun 202202:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Dramatisations of Maya Angelou’s autobiographies, plus specially selected archive.
