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Episode 10

News has spread like wildfire that the ghost of Sethe's murdered daughter has returned to reap revenge. Stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

By Toni Morrison
Adapted by Patricia Cumper

Toni Morrison's seminal 1987 novel about a haunted house in the era that followed the abolition of slavery in the United States is adapted for radio for the first time. Toni Morrison's masterpiece melds horror and poetry as it tells the story of Sethe, a woman who escaped slavery by crossing the Ohio river, but who, eighteen years later, is still not free.

The women's isolation at One Twenty-Four Bluestone Road has put them all in peril, and Denver has decided to seek help from the community. After that, news spread like wildfire; news that the ghost of Sethe's other daughter, who she chose to kill rather than allow to be bonded back into slavery, has come back to reap her revenge.

Original music by Jon Nicholls
Singing arranged by Dominique Le Gendre
Sound design by Caleb Knightley

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.

15 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Oct 2018 02:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Adjoa Andoh
Sethe Nadine Marshall
Denver Pippa Bennett-Warner
Paul D Danny Sapani
Beloved Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Stamp Paid Richard Pepple
Ella Sharon D Clarke
Mr Bodwin Brian Protheroe
Director Sasha Yevtushenko
Author Toni Morrison
Adaptor Patricia Cumper

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Jan 2016 10:45
  • Fri 15 Jan 2016 19:45
  • Fri 19 Oct 2018 14:30
  • Sat 20 Oct 2018 02:30

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