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Who Was Bessie Head?

Hugh Quarshie talks to those who knew one of Africa's most brilliant but troubled writers: Bessie Head. From 1999.

Hugh Quarshie talks to those who knew one of Africa's most brilliant but troubled writers: Bessie Head.

To some she was a refugee, single parent, amateur gardener and internationally acclaimed writer.

To others, a temperamental, isolated figure on the Botswana landscape.

Contributors:

Randolph Vigne
Patrick Van Rensburg
Gillian Eilerson
Dennis Brutus

Extracts read by Janice Acquah.

Presenter/Producer: Hugh Quarshie

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in August 1999.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Aug 2024 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 19 Aug 2014 06:30
  • Tue 19 Aug 2014 13:30
  • Tue 19 Aug 2014 20:30
  • Wed 20 Aug 2014 02:30
  • Thu 17 Aug 2017 06:30
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  • Thu 17 Aug 2017 20:30
  • Fri 18 Aug 2017 01:30
  • Tue 2 Feb 2021 14:30
  • Wed 3 Feb 2021 02:30
  • Thu 15 Aug 2024 10:30
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  • Fri 16 Aug 2024 00:30