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Maya attempts a new dancing career, only it doesn't quite go to plan. Angelou鈥檚 evocative memoirs narrated by Adjoa Andoh.

Maya teams up with Poole for a new career in dancing, only it doesn't go to plan.

So when she meets LD, she mistakenly believes he's the man of her dreams.

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
RL Poole ...... Samuel Anderson
LD ...... Danny Sapani
Clara ...... 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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Fri 3 Jun 2022 02:15
成人快手 Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Narrator (Older Maya) Adjoa Andoh
Maya Pippa Bennett-Warner
RL Poole Samuel Anderson
LD Danny Sapani
Clara Ayesha Antoine
Director Pauline Harris
Producer Pauline Harris
Author Maya Angelou
Adaptor Patricia Cumper

Broadcasts

  • Thu 9 Aug 2018 10:45
    成人快手 Radio 4 FM
  • Thu 9 Aug 2018 19:45
    成人快手 Radio 4
  • Thu 2 Jun 2022 14:15
    成人快手 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 3 Jun 2022 02:15
    成人快手 Radio 4 Extra

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