I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 4

Aged 15, Maya visits her estranged father on a chaotic and surprising trip to Mexico.

• 15 mins

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Episode 5

Maya starts work on the San Francisco trams and her life changes forever.

• 15 mins

Gather Together in My Name

Episode 1

It's 1945, and Maya is a 17-year-old single mother.

• 14 mins

Gather Together in My Name

Episode 2

Maya is a single mother sliding into the world of prostitution.

• 14 mins

Gather Together in My Name

Episode 3

Maya returns to her grandmother in Arkansas.

• 14 mins

Gather Together in My Name

Episode 4

Maya teams up with Poole for a new dancing career.

• 14 mins

Gather Together in My Name

Episode 5

Maya slips into the world of prostitution and narcotics.

• 14 mins

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 1

Maya Angelou's third volume of memoirs, covering her tour of Porgy & Bess

• 14 mins

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 2

Maya gets a job as a dancer in a strip bar.

• 14 mins

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 3

Maya auditions for Gershwin's world-famous opera, Porgy and Bess.

• 14 mins

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 4

Maya tours internationally with Porgy and Bess

• 14 mins

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Episode 5

Maya returns home after a long international tour with Porgy and Bess.

• 14 mins

The Heart of a Woman

Episode 1

Maya gets an unexpected visit from singing legend Billie Holiday.

• 14 mins

The Heart of a Woman

Episode 2

Maya moves to New York to develop her writing but realises there is much to be improved.

• 14 mins

The Heart of a Woman

Episode 3

Maya meets South African freedom fighter Vusumzi Make, and her life changes forever.

• 14 mins

The Heart of a Woman

Episode 4

Maya’s in love but bored so she creates a group for women to effect change.

• 14 mins

The Heart of a Woman

Episode 5

Maya works as associate editor of a newspaper in Egypt but faces a crisis with Vus.

• 14 mins

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Episode 1

The fifth volume of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary memoirs.

• 14 mins

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Episode 2

Maya is attempting to assimilate into Ghanaian life with a job at a university.

• 14 mins

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Episode 3

Maya dates Sheikhali, a rich trader from Mali, but cannot accept his proposition.

• 14 mins

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Episode 4

Maya marches in Accra whilst Americans led by Martin Luther King march in Washington DC.

• 14 mins

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Episode 5

Maya finally discovers her African roots.

• 14 mins

A Song Flung up to Heaven

Episode 1

Maya is to start working for Malcolm X, but tragedy strikes when he is assassinated.

• 14 mins

A Song Flung up to Heaven

Episode 2

Maya moves to Los Angeles where she witnesses the Watts race riots of 1965

• 14 mins

A Song Flung up to Heaven

Episode 3

Maya’s ex appears and their love reignites, but a night out at the movies spells a change.

• 14 mins

A Song Flung up to Heaven

Episode 4

Maya is reunited with Martin Luther King and agrees to work with him.

• 14 mins

A Song Flung up to Heaven

Episode 5

Maya Angelou is set to work for Martin Luther King when tragedy strikes.

• 14 mins