Episode 10
News has spread like wildfire that the ghost of Sethe's murdered daughter has returned to reap revenge. Stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
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.
The women's isolation at One Twenty-Four Bluestone Road has put them all in peril, and Denver has decided to seek help from the community. After that, news spread like wildfire; news that the ghost of Sethe's other daughter, who she chose to kill rather than allow to be bonded back into slavery, has come back to reap her revenge.
Original music by Jon Nicholls
Singing arranged by Dominique Le Gendre
Sound design by Caleb Knightley
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.
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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 |
Ella | Sharon D Clarke |
Mr Bodwin | Brian Protheroe |
Director | Sasha Yevtushenko |
Author | Toni Morrison |
Adaptor | Patricia Cumper |
Broadcasts
- Fri 15 Jan 2016 10:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Fri 15 Jan 2016 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 19 Oct 2018 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 20 Oct 2018 02:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra