The actor and writer Meera Syal was cast away by Sue Lawley in 2003.She was awarded a Damehood earlier this year, but Meera Syal rose to prominence as one of the writers of the TV series Goodness Gracious Me. It came at a time in the 1990s when the perception of the British Asian experience was changing and, she says, held a mirror up to British society.You can listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.

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