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Thanks to friend James Baldwin, Maya鈥檚 reunited with Martin Luther King and agrees to work with him. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner.

Maya and Dolly play a trick on Sheikhali after discovering his deceit.

Maya is a good friend of James Baldwin and is inspired again to work for Martin Luther King.

Maya Angelou's memoir dramatised by Patricia Cumper.

Narrator, Older Maya ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Dolly ...... Lisa Davina Phillip
Sheikhali ...... Daniel Adegboyega
James Baldwin/Martin Luther King ...... Don Gilet

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in February 2019.

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14 minutes

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  • Thu 28 Feb 2019 10:45
  • Thu 28 Feb 2019 19:45
  • Thu 21 Dec 2023 07:15
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