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	Podcast:		Desert Island Discs: Archive 1986-1991
	Episode:		Maya Angelou
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:28:30
	Publish Date:		1987-08-02 06:15:00
	Description:		Maya Angelou inherited her love of music from her grandmother, who used to sing to her as a child at the family home in the southern United States. The first volume of her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, was a bestseller, describing her life as singer, actress, stripper, dancer and writer. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, she looks back on a remarkable career and chooses eight records she would take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
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