Play over 2000 programmes from the BBC’s archive of literary adaptations, performances and critiques. Click here for an A-Z list of featured authors.
"Meera Syal" (14 results)
Meera Syal and Tanika Gupta talk to Rana Mitter about turning Anita and Me into a play.
Tim Sebastian interviews writer 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 a...
Meera Syal reads her own novel about 12-year-old Meena, growing up in a Black Country village in the 1970s.
Meera Syal journeys back to Essington in the Black Country - the mining village where she grew up. She describes how her childhood inspired the...
In 1972, 12-year-old British Asian girl Meena is on the verge of her teenage years, when Anita, her blonde and glamorous 14-year-old neighbour, becomes h...
More from the Cultural Exchange project, in which 75 leading creative minds share their passion for a book, film, poem, piece of music or o...
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 th...
The opening scene of 'Anita and Me', introducing the setting and characters.
Meena celebrates Diwali with her family.
Meena steals the charity box for Anita and blames it on her cousins.
Anita is invited for dinner at Meena's house after her mum abandons her.
Meena's grandmother comes to visit from India.
There is a racist incident at the Tollington fete and Meena is in an accident.
Cookies help us run our services and give you a better experience. For the full details please read our Cookie Policy.
