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The Radio 2 Book Club with Tammye Huf

Tammye Huf joins Jo for the latest edition of the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss A More Perfect Union.

Tammye Huf joins Jo for the latest edition of the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss A More Perfect Union.

Henry O'Toole sails to America to escape poverty and famine in Ireland, only to find anti-Irish prejudice awaiting him. Determined never to starve again, he changes his surname to Taylor and heads south to Virginia, where he can pick up work as a travelling blacksmith on the prosperous plantations.

Maple is a slave on Jubilee Plantation. Given to her half-sister as a wedding present by their father, she longs to return to her daughter and husband. When sassy house slave Sarah arrives, she sees her chance at last to be reunited with her own family.

Sarah has her own troubles. She has to learn to navigate the hierarchy of her fellow slaves as well as the power system of her new white masters, and now the mysterious blacksmith is promising her the world, and her freedom too.

Based on real events brilliantly reimagined, this is an epic story of love and courage, desperation and determination, and three people who are inescapably entwined in each other's lives.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Mon 2 Nov 2020 19:00
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Music Played

  • Underworld

    Born Slippy

    • Huge Hits 1996 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • The Lathums

    I See Your Ghost

    • I See Your Ghost.
    • 1.

  • Lily Allen

    The Fear

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.

  • Biffy Clyro

    Space (Orchestral Version)

  • Travis

    Nina's Song

  • Sylvester

    You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

    • Sylvester - The Original Hits.
    • Fantasy.

  • The Strokes

    The Adults Are Talking

  • Lana Del Rey

    Let Me Love You Like A Woman

  • The Specials

    A Message To You, Rudy (feat. Rico Rodriguez)

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Tori Amos

    Cornflake Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • East West Records.

  • King Princess

    Only Time Makes It Human

  • Tricky

    Black Steel

    • Indolent.

  • KAWALA

    Pure Desire

    • Pure Desire / Loosen Up.
    • 1.

  • Major Lazer

    Lay Your Head On Me (feat. Marcus Mumford)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mad Decent/Because Music.

  • Spice Girls

    Wannabe

    • Spice.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • The Go! Team

    Cookie Scene

    • Memphis Industries.

  • Stornoway

    Zorbing

    • Stornoway.

  • Greentea Peng

    Revolution

  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Just Like Honey

    • Emperor Norton.

  • Gorillaz

    Chalk Tablet Towers

    • Parlophone Records.

  • The Maccabees

    Something Like Happiness

    • FICTION.

  • Hot Chip

    Straight To The Morning (feat. Jarvis Cocker)

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Proud Mary

    • What You See Is What You Get.
    • Start.

  • Zero 7

    Take My Hand

  • Andy Williams

    Can't Take My Eyes Off You

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Nov 2020 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2