Maya Angelou Autobiographies: Six BBC Radio 4 dramatisations

Six BBC Radio 4 dramatizations of Maya Angelou's memoirs, starring Adjoa Andoh and Pippa Bennett-Warner, explore her life in the 20th century, from childhood in the Deep South to her career in showbusiness and civil rights activism. The dramatizations showcase Angelou's resilience, creativity, and power, painting an extraordinary portrait of black America in the 20th century.

Format: CD-Audio
Publication date: 02 May 2019
Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd

Maya Angelou's evocative and extraordinary memoirs have been brought to life through six BBC Radio 4 dramatizations, featuring the talented Adjoa Andoh and Pippa Bennett-Warner. These books, which encompass the entirety of her life and experiences, are considered to be among the most beautiful and haunting pieces of autobiography ever written. Angelou's writing is joyous, direct, and searingly honest, traversing a range of emotions from life-affirming to tragic and back again.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings takes us back to Maya's childhood in the Deep South during the 1930s, while Gather Together In My Name explores her descent into prostitution and narcotics. Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas showcases her journey into showbusiness, and in The Heart of a Woman, she moves to New York and becomes involved in civil rights. All Gods Children Need Travelling Shoes delves into her time in Ghana during the 1960s, and in A Song Flung up to Heaven, she returns to America to work alongside Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.

When tragedy strikes, Maya's friend James Baldwin steps in to offer her support, and new opportunities begin to unfold. Angelou's memoirs have achieved the status of modern classics, beloved by people worldwide. These stunning dramatizations serve as a testament to her incredible resilience, creativity, and power, providing a remarkable portrayal of 20th-century black America.

Weight: 162g
Dimension: 159 x 136 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781787532014
Edition number: Unabridged ed