Woman’s Hour | Winsome Pinnock
Based on Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock
Winsome Pinnock has been described as 'the godmother of Black British playwrights', who has defined and inspired a generation with her work for the stage. Winsome talks about the revival of her award-winning play 'Leave Taking', currently on stage at the Bush Theatre in London, about a woman and her teenaged daughters negotiating the frictions between their countries and cultures.
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- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Duration: 8'14''
- Broadcast date: 2018
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Literary Resource
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Drama on 3 | Leave Taking
Enid lives in Deptford with her two teenage daughters. When she takes them to the local ‘obeah' woman for some traditional Caribbean soul healing, secrets are spilled.
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The Brave New World
Two literary giants died on the same day - CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley. Two biographers explore their influence.