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4. The Honourable Correspondent
Episode 4 of 5
Josephine carries out war work for the French Resistance and becomes a pilot for the Red Cross. Read by Josette Simon.
Josephine Baker takes on war work for the French Resistance - and becomes a pilot for the Red Cross.
She danced and sang her way from the American slums of St Louis to fame and riches in 1920s France.
Josephine went on to take the world by storm with her spellbinding dances.
Biography of this extraordinary performer written and abridged in five parts by Ean Wood.
Read by Josette Simon.
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in February 2001.
Last on
Fri 25 Apr 2025
03:30
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