Episode 2

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Maya is reunited with her estranged mother, where she suffers a traumatising sexual abuse. Maya Angelou's iconic debut autobiography powerfully evokes her life as a child in 1930s America - illuminating her incredible life, her resilience, creativity and power. Narrator (Older Maya) ...... Adjoa Andoh Maya ...... Indie Gjesdal Bailey ...... Roshawn Hewitt Momma ...... Cecilia Noble Mother ...... Ellen Thomas Freeman ...... Richard Pepple Lawyer ...... John Lightbody Dramatised by Patricia Cumper. Director: Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.