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Episode 5

Beloved remains at Bluestone Road and her hold on each of its residents has strengthened day by day. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner.

By Toni Morrison
Adapted by Patricia Cumper

Toni Morrison's seminal 1987 novel about a haunted house in the era that followed the abolition of slavery in the United States is adapted for radio for the first time. Toni Morrison's masterpiece melds horror and poetry as it tells the story of Sethe, a woman who escaped slavery by crossing the Ohio river, but who, eighteen years later, is still not free.

A young woman calling herself Beloved has arrived and stayed at One Twenty-Four Bluestone Road, and her hold, on each of its residents, has strengthened day by day.

Original music by Jon Nicholls
Sound design by Caleb Knightley

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.

15 minutes

Last on

Sat 13 Oct 2018 02:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Adjoa Andoh
Sethe Nadine Marshall
Denver Pippa Bennett-Warner
Paul D Danny Sapani
Beloved Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Stamp Paid Richard Pepple
Baby Suggs Alibe Parsons
Director Sasha Yevtushenko
Author Toni Morrison
Adaptor Patricia Cumper

Broadcasts

  • Fri 8 Jan 2016 10:45
  • Fri 8 Jan 2016 19:45
  • Fri 12 Oct 2018 14:30
  • Sat 13 Oct 2018 02:30

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