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Episode 4

The residents of 124 Bluestone Road return from a day trip to the Cincinnati fair to discover a young woman collapsed outside their home.

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 residents of 124 Bluestone Road return from a day trip to the Cincinnati fair to discover a young woman collapsed outside their home. They feed her and allow her to convalesce and yet the mysterious visitor reveals very little about herself, other than her name, Beloved.

Original music by Jon Nicholls
Sound design by Caleb Knightley

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 12 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
Director Sasha Yevtushenko
Author Toni Morrison
Adaptor Patricia Cumper

Broadcasts

  • Thu 7 Jan 2016 10:45
  • Thu 7 Jan 2016 19:45
  • Thu 11 Oct 2018 14:30
  • Fri 12 Oct 2018 02:30

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