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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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Duration: 2'59'25''
  • Broadcast date: 2019
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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.