Episode 2
Written by Stephen Kelman. Recently arrived from Ghana, Harri is trying to get used to life on a tough London estate. Read by 12-year-old Jojo Baidoo.
Written by Stephen Kelman. 11 year-old Harrison Opoku has moved from Ghana to live with his mother and older sister on a tough North London housing estate. Haunted by sight of a boy he knows lying stabbed in the street he realises he needs to learn the tricks of inner city survival fast.
Equally fascinated by the number of scary dogs, the power of the Dell Farm Crew and the pigeon who visits the balcony of his flat, Harri begins to try and make sense of his new surroundings.
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 BBC Radio 4.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Broadcast
- Tue 8 Mar 201122:45BBC Radio 4
Books
Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world.
How many of these 100 Novels have you read?
After a passionate debate, our panel has come up with this surprising literary selection.
Finding Your Story
Ten remarkable novels about identity: Which one will help you discover yourself?
Short stories to keep
The fiction podcast featuring the best stories from the UK's finest writers
