Nina Simone - BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week

Previously linked to the Youtube video, this week's BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week (from Monday 6th March) is "What Happened, Miss Simone?" Inspired by the Oscar-nominated TV documentary, Alan Light's biography draws on Nina Simone's early diaries, rare interviews, childhood journals and input from her daughter Lisa Simone Kelly to paint a picture of the classically-trained pianist who became a soul legend, a leading civil rights activist and one of the most influential artists of our time. The series of five episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer Radio for the next month or so:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08gwsjb