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Maya goes to Berlin to perform in a play and witnesses racism from an entirely new perspective. Starring Pippa Bennett-Warner.

On Maya's return from Berlin Malcolm X writes asking for her to work for him back in the USA.

She goes on one last journey in Ghana and makes a startling discovery about her family's descent.

Conclusion of the fifth volume of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary memoirs.

Dramatised by Patricia Cumper.

Narrator, Maya ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Dieter ...... Erich Redman
Torvash ...... Uriel Emil
Nana Nketsia ...... Cyril Nri
Ewe Woman ...... Gbemisola Ikumelo

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.

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Dramatisations of Maya Angelou’s autobiographies, plus specially selected archive.