Toni Morrison Remembers
Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, America's first lady of literature, talks to Alan Yentob about her life and work. Contributors include Angela Davis and singer Jessye Norman.
Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison is America's first lady of literature. Her books encompass black American history but live and breathe in the present, rich in vivid characters, haunted by ghosts. Born poor in Ohio in 1931, she now lives in New York.
In a film first shown in 2015, she tells Alan Yentob how her father hated whites so much he wouldn't let them in the house. Her masterpiece, Beloved, shows the horrors of slavery perhaps better than any other artwork. She talks as she writes - with warmth and wit. Contributors include Angela Davis (whose biography she edited) and singer Jessye Norman.
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Selected material from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive spanning the past 40 years.
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Write what you DON'T know
Duration: 01:40
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The Atelier
Duration: 04:20
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Angela Davis reads about love and selfishness
Duration: 01:59
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Toni Morrison on happiness
Duration: 02:14
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alan Yentob |
| Interviewed Guest | Toni Morrison |
| Participant | Angela Davis |
| Participant | Jessye Norman |
| Producer | Jill Nicholls |
| Director | Jill Nicholls |
| Series Editor | Alan Yentob |
Broadcasts
Tue 14 Jul 2015 22:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Wales & Wales HD- Tue 14 Jul 2015 23:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales HD & Wales only
Sat 8 Aug 2015 01:55- Wed 8 Mar 2017 23:00
- Tue 6 Aug 2019 22:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
- Tue 6 Aug 2019 23:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Tue 6 Aug 2019 23:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Tue 26 Apr 2022 23:00
- Wed 25 Oct 2023 00:45
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