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This edition takes a look at the lives of the residents of the Welsh island of Bardsey, which includes Gareth and his wife Meriel, who farm and run a small cafe from their house. Plus, exploring the Scottish island of Eriskay, which is just three miles long and one and a half miles wide, as well as the small island of Flat Holm, located just five miles outside Cardiff
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Meera Syal
(Narrator)
Richard Weller
(Series producer)
Brendan Hughes
(Executive producer)
Harry Bell
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Meera Syal
(Narrator)
Born:
June 26, 1961
in
Essington, near Wolverhampton
Best Known For:
Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at Number 42.
Early-life:
Born Feroza Syal on June 27, 1961, in Essington, a mining village near Wolverhampton. Her parents had moved there from India a year earlier. A tomboy as a child, she did well at school and later gained a double first in English and Drama at Manchester University. Her play, One of Us, won a trophy at the National Student Drama Awards. A theatre director spotted her in it at the Edinburgh Festival and she was offered her first professional job.
Career:
Syal spent seven years at the Royal Court Theatre before returning to writing and working on several BBC series. Her big break came when she penned acclaimed movie Bhaji on the Beach. Amid acting in series such as Kinsey and Holding On, she formed the Goodness Gracious Me team with friends, and their radio show went on to become a huge TV hit. Her star shined more brightly when she played grandmother Ummi in spoof chat show The Kumars at Number 42. She continues to work on stage and screen, making appearances in Doctor Who, Beautiful People and Holby City.
Quote:
"A lot of old Asian men don't like me very much. They throw tomatoes at me in Tesco."
Trivia:
Syal's written the novels Anita and Me and Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (both of which have been adapted for either film or TV) plus the story for West End musical Bombay Dreams.
Richard Weller
(Series producer)
Brendan Hughes
(Executive producer)
Harry Bell
(Executive producer)
