A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation by Annie Caulfield, starring Lenny Henry as singer and political activist Paul Robeson. Originally broadcast Sunday 21 February 2010.
As an outspoken apologist for Stalin and agitator for civil rights Paul Robeson had many enemies, including the CIA. His passport was taken away, his career curtailed and his health threatened. First assigned to the Robeson case in 1949, fictional retired FBI agent Michael Vincent (Corey Johnson) re-examines his story, focussing on the dramatic period from 1950-1961.
Directed by Claire Grove, starring Lenny Henry as Paul Robeson, Adjoa Andoh as Essie Robeson and Corey Johnson as Michael Vincent. Also starring are: Joanna Monro, Alibe Parsons, David Seddon, Rufus Wright and Alex Lanipekun.