The Strand is a daily 18 minute programme highlighting the best of what's going in the arts.
Wide-ranging and with eclectic interests, The Strand reflects the artistic response to the BBC's news agenda.
Presented by Harriett Gilbert and friends, it features discussions, reviews, big-name interviews and location reports as well as live studio performances and Hollywood, Bollywood gossip.
09/02/2012
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We talk to this year's winner of RIBA's Royal Gold Medal for architecture
08/02/2012
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Award-winning Australian author Kate Grenville talks about her new book, Sarah Thornhill.
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As the Berlin Film Festival opens we look at new films from the Arab World and Scandinavia
06/02/2012
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Stephen Daldry discusses his Oscar-nominated 9/11 film Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
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Keep up-to-date with the latest news, reviews and interviews from the global arts scene
Keep up-to-date with the latest news, reviews and interviews from the global arts scene
BBC World Service writer in residence Hamid Ismailov will be writing creatively about events in the news and issues that have grabbed the world’s attention
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