The Strand Archive
Interview with film director Danny Boyle
Harriett Gilbert talks to the director of Shallow Grave and 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire.
- 18 mins
- 29 Mar 2013
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The Strand Archive
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Episodes (1043 Available)
The Strand ArchiveMohsin Hamid
Samira Ahmed talks to Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid.
- 18 mins
- 28 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveA Tribute to Chinua Achebe
The Strand celebrates one of the world's great writers - the late Chinua Achebe.
- 18 mins
- 27 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveAusterity Opera: Nostra Culpa
How a Twitter feud became an opera.
- 18 mins
- 26 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveBBC World Service's What If Competition winners
We announce the winners of the BBC World Service's What If competition.
- 18 mins
- 25 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveThe death of Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe, the acclaimed Nigerian novelist and poet has died.
- 18 mins
- 22 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchivePhilip Roth Unmasked
Pulitzer Prize winning American writer Philip Roth is the subject of a new TV documentary
- 18 mins
- 21 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveSteve Earle Special
The American singer-songwriter talks to Mark Coles about his new album The Low Highway.
- 18 mins
- 20 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveBolshoi Scandal
Bolshoi Scandals - we hear the latest.
- 18 mins
- 19 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveThe Infatuations by Javier Marias
Javier Marias on his latest novel The Infatuations.
- 18 mins
- 18 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveTracy Chevalier - The Last Runaway
The best selling author discusses her latest novel The Last Runaway.
- 18 mins
- 15 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveThe Man Asian Literary Prize
Maya Jaggi, chair of the judges, reveals the name of the winner of the Man Asian Prize.
- 18 mins
- 14 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveAfrican Rock
We examine the trend for western rock producers to work with prominent African musicians.
- 18 mins
- 13 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchivePapal Arts Legacy
We discover how much Benedict XVI was keen to support the contemporary arts.
- 18 mins
- 12 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveMusic from Iceland
Fiona Talkington visits the Dark Music Days Festival in Iceland.
- 18 mins
- 11 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveLook Who's Back by Timur Vermes
A review of Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes - clever satire or simple bad taste?
- 18 mins
- 08 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveAmish Tripathi
How Amish Tripathi's trilogy about Lord Shiva led to the largest book advance in India.
- 18 mins
- 07 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveThe return of computer games icon, Lara Croft
Release of new Tomb Raider game sees return of icon Lara Croft - minus the hotpants
- 18 mins
- 06 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveLatest novel from Malaysian author Tash Aw
Malaysian author Tash Aw's latest novel, Five Star Billionaire.
- 18 mins
- 05 Mar 2013
The Strand ArchiveFESPACO: The 23rd African film festival comes to a close
The 23rd FESPACO pan-African film festival, held in Burkina Faso, has just ended.
- 18 mins
- 04 Mar 2013