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Maya Angelou

Face to Face Revival

Jeremy Isaacs asks American writer Maya Angelou about her life, writing and hopes for the future. What unfolds is a frank and sometimes shocking of her journey to becoming an established author.

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38 minutes

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Mon 17 Mar 2025 00:10
BBC Four

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"Maya Angelou, in your life you've been all sorts of things: cook; a conductorette on a tram car; a madam; a prostitute; a dancer; a singer; an actress; a civil rights activist; a writer. What’s given you most satisfaction?" So opens this edition of the re-launched interview format Face to Face. Maya Angelou untangles her past to produce a compelling of a life that led to her becoming one of America's most celebrated writers.

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Credits

Interviewer Jeremy Isaacs
Interviewed Guest Maya Angelou

Broadcasts

  • Mon 6 Jun 1994 23:25
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 12 Jun 1995 23:20
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Wed 17 Aug 2022 00:20
    BBC Four
  • Mon 17 Mar 2025 00:10
    BBC Four

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