Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Out Of Louis | 20010205 | 20250421 (BBC7) 20250422 (BBC7) | As a gawky teenager from the backstreets of America's ragtime capital, Josephine Baker teaches herself to dance - and makes it to Broadway. She danced and sang her way from the American slums of St Louis to fame and riches in 1920s Paris. Josephine went on to take the world by storm with her spellbinding dances. Biography of this extraordinary performer written and abridged in five parts by Ean Wood. The extraordinary star who danced and sang her way from slums to fame and riches. How a gawky teenage danced and sang her way from the St Louis slums to fame and riches in 1920s Paris. Read by Josette Simon. |
| 02 | La Revue Negre | 20010206 | 20250422 (BBC7) 20250423 (BBC7) | A new black revue opens in 1920s sensation-hungry Paris. Josephine Baker takes the city by storm. She danced and sang her way from the American slums of St Louis to fame and riches in 1920s Paris. Josephine went on to take the world by storm with her spellbinding dances. Biography of this extraordinary performer written and abridged by Ean Wood. Josephine takes Paris by storm in the city's new black revue. A new black revue opens in sensation-hungry Paris, and Josephine takes the city by storm. Read by Josette Simon. |
| 03 | Dancing In Bananas | 20010207 | 20250423 (BBC7) 20250424 (BBC7) | Josephine Baker opens at the Folies Bergère dressed in nothing but bananas - causing a sensation in Paris. She danced and sang her way from the American slums of St Louis to fame and riches in 1920s France. Josephine went on to take the world by storm with her spellbinding dances. Biography of this extraordinary performer written and abridged in five parts by Ean Wood. The Jazz Age dancing and singing sensation wears nothing but bananas Josephine Baker opens at the Folies Bergere cabaret music hall in Paris - dressed in nothing but bananas. Read by Josette Simon. |
| 04 | The Honourable Correspondent | 20010208 | 20250424 (BBC7) 20250425 (BBC7) | Josephine Baker does war work for the French Resistance and becomes a pilot for the Red Cross. Five extracts from Ean Wood's biography of the extraordinary Josephine Baker, who danced and sang her way from the American slums of St Louis to fame and riches in 1920s Paris. Josephine took the world by storm with her spellbinding dances. Written and abridged by Ean Wood. The singer and dancer carries out war work and becomes a pilot Josephine carries out war work for the French Resistance and becomes a pilot for the Red Cross. Read by Josette Simon. |
| 05 LAST | The Rainbow Tribe | 20010209 | 20250425 (BBC7) 20250426 (BBC7) | Josephine Baker adopts a family of children from around the world, faces ruin and stages a last spectacular comeback. Five extracts from Ean Wood's biography of the extraordinary Josephine Baker, who danced and sang her way from the American slums of St Louis to fame and riches in 1920s Paris. Josephine took the world by storm with her spellbinding dances. Written and abridged by Ean Wood. Facing ruin, Josephine stages a last spectacular comeback. Josephine adopts a family of children, faces ruin and stages a last spectacular comeback. Concluded by Josette Simon. |
| OMNI | 20250427 | 20250428 (BBC7) | The extraordinary star who danced and sang her way from slums to fame and riches. |