Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20190225 | 20231218/19 (BBC7) | When Maya returns from Ghana the first person she calls is Malcolm X. She wants to spend some time with her mother and brother in San Francisco before she begins working with Malcolm in New York. Then Malcolm is assassinated. Devastated, Maya is shocked by people's apathetic reaction to the news. Narrator, older Maya - Adjoa Andoh Maya - Pippa Bennett-Warner Malcolm X - Don Gilet Bailey - Samuel Anderson Mother - Ellen Thomas Sixth and final drama series of Maya Angelou's amazing autobiographies. Malcolm X ...... Don Gilet Bailey ...... Samuel Anderson Mother ...... Ellen Thomas First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019. Maya is to start working for Malcolm X, but tragedy strikes when he is assassinated. 1965: Back from Africa, Maya is to start working for Malcolm X, but tragedy strikes when he is assassinated. Starring Don Gilet. |
| 02 | 20190226 | 20231219/20 (BBC7) | Maya has started to write but takes on market research work to supplement it in Watts, Los Angeles. She sees there first hand the devastation of the race riots of 1965. Maya also gets a surprise call connected to her past in Ghana. Narrator, Older Maya - Adjoa Andoh Maya - Pippa Bennett-Warner Phil/Rioter - Don Gilet Sheikhali/Rioter - Daniel Adegboyega The sixth and final drama series of Maya Angelou's amazing autobiographies Phil/Rioter ...... Don Gilet Sheikhali/Rioter ...... Daniel Adegboyega First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019. Maya moves to Los Angeles where she witnesses the Watts race riots of 1965 Maya moves to Los Angeles where she witnesses the devastation of the Watts race riots of 1965. Starring Pippa Bennett-Warner. |
| 03 | 20190227 | 20231220/21 (BBC7) | Maya accepts Sheikhali into her home where for a while their love is reignited, but a night out at the movies precipitates the beginning of the end. Narrator, Older Maya - Adjoa Andoh Maya - Pippa Bennett-Warner Sheikhali - Daniel Adegboyega Mother - Ellen Thomas Bailey - Samuel Anderson Dolly - Lisa Davina Phillip Maya Angelou's sixth dramatised series of memoirs sees her return to the US from Ghana. Maya accepts Sheikhali into her home where for a while their love reignites, but a night out at the movies precipitates a change in that. Sheikhali ...... Daniel Adegboyega Mother ...... Ellen Thomas Bailey ...... Samuel Anderson Dolly ...... Lisa Davina Phillip First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019. Maya's ex appears and their love reignites, but a night out at the movies spells a change. Maya's ex appears and for a while their love reignites, but a night out at the movies spells a change. Stars Daniel Adegboyega. |
| 04 | 20190228 | 20231221/22 (BBC7) | Maya and Dolly play a trick on Sheikhali after discovering his deceit. Maya is a good friend of James Baldwin and is inspired again to work for Martin Luther King. Narrator, Older Maya - Adjoa Andoh Maya - Pippa Bennett-Warner Dolly - Lisa Davina Phillip Sheikhali - Daniel Adegboyega James Baldwin/Martin Luther King - Don Gilet Maya Angelou's final series of memoirs dramatized. She's reunited with Martin Luther King. Dolly ...... Lisa Davina Phillip Sheikhali ...... Daniel Adegboyega James Baldwin/Martin Luther King ...... Don Gilet First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019. Maya is reunited with Martin Luther King and agrees to work with him. Thanks to friend James Baldwin, Maya's reunited with Martin Luther King and agrees to work with him. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. |
| 05 | 20190301 | 20231222/23 (BBC7) | After Martin Luther King's assassination, it's James Baldwin that helps Maya out of her devastation. Maya goes onto produce a big television documentary series and then gets a call from a publisher at Random House inviting her to write an autobiography. She refuses repeatedly, until the publisher calls her bluff. Narrator, Older Maya - Adjoa Andoh Maya - Pippa Bennett-Warner James Baldwin - Don Gilet Dolly - Lisa Davina Phillip Robert Loomis/Jon - Joseph Ayre dramatized by Patricia Cumper Maya Angelou is set to work for Martin Luther King when tragedy strikes. Maya goes on to produce a big television documentary series and then gets a call from a publisher at Random House inviting her to write an autobiography. James Baldwin ...... Don Gilet Dolly ...... Lisa Davina Phillip Robert Loomis/Jon ...... Joseph Ayre First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019. Maya's arranging her 40th birthday party when she hears Martin Luther King has been assassinated. Starring Pippa Bennett-Warner. |