Writing… | The Midlands
Based on Anita and Me by Meera Syal
Crime Writer Mark Billingham goes back to his roots for a literary tour of the Midlands. Along the Way we hear the following programmes from the BBC Archives including Anita and Me.
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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.
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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.