91福利社

Dramatisation of the fourth volume of Maya Angelou's iconic memoirs.

It's the late 1950's and Maya has moved to Los Angeles. She receives an unexpected visit from singing legend Billie Holiday.

Billie came back a further four times to spend her evenings with Maya and Maya's son Guy, shortly before she died.

Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Janice Okoh.

Maya /Narrator ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Billie Holiday ...... Nina Sosanya
Guy ...... Will Romain
Wilkie ...... Steve Toussaint

The books that make up the life and times of Maya Angelou are some of the best, most beautiful and haunting pieces of autobiography written.

They run the gamut from life affirming to tragedy and back again with a tone that is a joyous, direct and searingly honest, and are an extraordinary portrait of 20th century black America.

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on 91福利社 Radio 4 in November 2018.