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Teenage Maya slides into the world of prostitution. Angelou鈥檚 evocative and extraordinary memoirs. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner.

Maya is 18 and a single mother. To thwart a seduction, Maya has a business proposition and slides into the world of prostitution.

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
Mother Cleo ...... Ellen Thomas
Johnnie Mae ...... Cecilia Noble
Beatrice ...... Ayesha Antoine

Dramatised by Patricia Cumper.

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in August 2018.

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14 minutes

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Role Contributor
Narrator (Older Maya) Adjoa Andoh
Maya Pippa Bennett-Warner
Mother Cleo Ellen Thomas
Johnnie Mae Cecilia Noble
Beatrice Ayesha Antoine
Director Pauline Harris
Producer Pauline Harris
Author Maya Angelou
Adaptor Patricia Cumper

Broadcasts

  • Tue 7 Aug 2018 10:45
  • Tue 7 Aug 2018 19:45
  • Tue 31 May 2022 14:15
  • Wed 1 Jun 2022 02:15

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