I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Episode Five
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Drama Series of Maya Angelou's debut autobiography. Aged just 15, Maya is the first Afro-American to work as conductor on the trams in San Francisco. When she turns 16, her life changes forever.
Narrator ( Older Maya) ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Mother ...... Ellen Thomas
Receptionist ...... Lauren Cornelius
Dramatised by Patricia Cumper
Produced and directed by Pauline Harris
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