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Maya slips into the world of prostitution and narcotics. Angelou鈥檚 evocative memoirs starring Pippa Bennett-Warner.

Maya has turned to prostitution to help her boyfriend supposedly out of debt. "I felt my own innocence as real as a grain of sand between my teeth".

Poet, writer, essayist, and activist Maya Angelou's extraordinary account of Afro-American life in post-war US.

Narrator (Older Maya) ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Bailey ...... Paapa Essiedu
LD ...... Danny Sapani
Clara ...... Ayesha Antoine
Troubadour Martin ...... Samuel Anderson

Dramatised by Patricia Cumper.

Director: Pauline Harris.

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in August 2018.

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14 minutes

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Sat 4 Jun 2022 02:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator (Older Maya) Adjoa Andoh
Maya Pippa Bennett-Warner
Bailey Paapa Essiedu
LD Danny Sapani
Clara Ayesha Antoine
Troubadour Martin Samuel Anderson
Director Pauline Harris
Producer Pauline Harris
Author Maya Angelou
Adaptor Patricia Cumper

Broadcasts

  • Fri 10 Aug 2018 10:45
  • Fri 10 Aug 2018 19:45
  • Fri 3 Jun 2022 14:15
  • Sat 4 Jun 2022 02:15

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