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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Episode Two

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Maya Angelou’s iconic debut autobiography powerfully evokes her life as a child in 1930’s America. Maya is reunited with her estranged mother, where she suffers a traumatising sexual abuse. Dr. Angelou’s extraordinary autobiography illuminates her incredible life, her resilience, creativity and power. Narrator (Older Maya) ...... Adjoa Andoh Maya ..... Indie Gjesdal Bailey ..... Roshawn Hewitt Momma ..... Cecilia Noble Mother ..... Ellen Thomas Freeman ...... Richard Pepple Lawyer ...... John Lightbody Dramatised by Patricia Cumper Produced and Directed by Pauline Harris

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