15 Minute Drama | Beloved

Based on Beloved by Toni Morrison

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. Stars Nadine Marshall.

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  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 13'40''
  • Broadcast date: 2016
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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Other Archive resources
Beloved | BBC World Service | 2012

World Book Club | Toni Morrison - Beloved

Harriett Gilbert talks to author Toni Morrison about her book Beloved.
Beloved | BBC Four | 2003

Toni Morrison Talks to Kirsty Wark

Kirsty Wark talks to Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison on the eve of publication of her new novel 'Love'. She discuses the background to her novels 'Beloved' and 'Jazz'.