Episode 1
Written by Stephen Kelman. 11-year-old Harri has moved from Ghana to live on a tough London estate where he sees a boy lying stabbed in the street. Read by Jojo Baidoo.
This is the first novel by Stephen Kelman which tells the story of 11 year-old Harrison Opoku, who has moved from Ghana to live with his mother and older sister on a tough North London housing estate.
Shortly after he arrives he sees a boy he knows slightly, lying stabbed on the street and he realises he needs to learn the tricks of inner city survival fast. And as he tries to come to terms with his new surroundings he befriends a pigeon who visits the balcony of his ninth floor flat.
Read by Jojo Baidoo.
Other voices are provided by Adjoa Andoh, Madeline Appiah, Amelia Donkor, Daniel Green, David Holt, Osy Ikhile and Robert Sparks.
Abridged by Jane Marshall
Producer: Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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- Mon 7 Mar 2011 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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