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A new black revue opens in 1920s sensation-hungry Paris.

Josephine Baker takes the city by storm.

She danced and sang her way from the American slums of St Louis to fame and riches in 1920s Paris.

Josephine went on to take the world by storm with her spellbinding dances.

Biography of this extraordinary performer written and abridged by Ean Wood.

Read by Josette Simon.

Producer: Sara Davies

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 2001.