Asian Network Presents | Meera Syal

Based on Anita and Me  by Meera Syal

Meera presents her own one-hour show where she travels down memory lane and picks songs that remind her of her favourite people, places and times.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

Content
  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Asian Network
  • Duration: 56'45''
  • Broadcast date: 2016
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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Other Archive resources
Anita and Me  | BBC Two | 2018

Anita & Me... and Me

Meera Syal journeys back to Essington in the Black Country - the mining village where she grew up. She describes how her childhood inspired the coming-of-age novel Anita and Me.
Anita and Me  | BBC Radio 4 | 1996

Woman's Hour | Anita and Me Omnibus: Episode 2

Meera Syal concludes her novel about an Asian girl coping with the mix of British and Punjabi cultures in the Black Country.