Maya Angelou - BBC Radio Interviews

Synopsis

Extracts from a BBC radio interview with Maya Angelou, originally broadcast on Radio 3’s Viewing the Century on 22/11/1998. Maya Angelou’s prose depicts her personal history, her pride as a black woman and racial issues.In this audio interview Maya Angelou talks to Hermione Lee about: all art being autobiography and confession 3 min; the predicament of black Americans at the end of the 20th Century 8 min 4 secs; the relationship of black Americans with Africa 3 min 2 secs; how she would like to be remembered 1 min 29 secs

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2003

Year of production

1986

Availability

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/

Notes

Available free online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/angeloum1.shtml. Requires Realplayer.

Subjects

Literature

Keywords

Angelou, Maya; literature - African; radio interviews

Online availability

URI

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/angeloum1.shtml

Delivery

Streamed

Production Company

Name

BBC Radio 3

Distributor

Name

BBC Four Audio Interviews

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/ External site opens in new window