Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20180618 | World premiere radio dramatisation of Maya Angelou's iconic debut memoir. This beautiful evocation of Angelou's life in the Deep South, begins in 1931. As an infant Maya and her brother, Bailey are sent to live with their grandmother in Arkansas. Annie, whom they call Momma, runs the only store in the black section of Stamps and becomes the central moral figure in Maya's childhood. Narrator ( Older Maya).... Adjoa Andoh Dramatised by Patricia Cumper From the producer and dramatist that brought the award winning Color Purple to Radio 4. The books that make up the life and times of Maya Angelou are some of the best, most beautiful and haunting pieces of autobiography written. They run the gamut from life affirming to tragedy and back again with a tone that is a joyous, direct and searingly honest, and are an extraordinary portrait of 20th century black America. Maya and her brother Bailey are sent to live with their grandmother in Arkansas. Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies. Narrator ( Older Maya)....Adjoa Andoh The books that make up the life and times of Maya Angelou are some of the best, most beautiful and haunting pieces of autobiography written. They run the gamut from life affirming to tragedy and back again with a tone that is a joyous, direct and searingly honest, and are an extraordinary portrait of 20th century black America. |
| 02 | 20180619 | Maya Angelou's iconic debut autobiography powerfully evokes her life as a child in 1930's America. Maya is reunited with her estranged mother, where she suffers a traumatising sexual abuse. Dr. Angelou's extraordinary autobiography illuminates her incredible life, her resilience, creativity and power. Narrator (Older Maya).... Adjoa Andoh Dramatised by Patricia Cumper Maya goes to her mother in California and becomes the victim of a traumatising abuse. Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies. Narrator (Older Maya)....Adjoa Andoh Dramatised by Patricia Cumper |
| 03 | 20180620 | After her traumatic experience, Maya finds hope in Mrs Flowers. Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies. |
| 04 | 20180621 | Maya, now aged 15, spends time with her father, Daddy Bailey. They go on a surprising and chaotic trip to Mexico Spanish voices....Maider Jáuregui, Rocío Mesonero Dramatised by Patricia Cumper Aged 15, Maya visits her estranged father on a chaotic and surprising trip to Mexico. Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies. Spanish voices....Maider Jáuregui, Rocío Mesonero Dramatised by Patricia Cumper |
| 05 | 20180622 | Aged just 15, Maya is the first Afro-American to work as conductor on the trams in San Francisco. When she turns 16, her life changes forever. Narrator ( Older Maya).... Adjoa Andoh Dramatised by Patricia Cumper Maya starts work on the San Francisco trams and her life changes forever. Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies. Narrator ( Older Maya)....Adjoa Andoh Dramatised by Patricia Cumper |