Synopsis
Tim Sebastian interviews writer Meera Syal.
Further Information
Other Archive resources
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.
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.