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*** This programme is no longer on-air, but please listen to our archive *** The best of the week's essential news and reviews from the arts, culture and entertainment.

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The Strand Weekend is an 55 minute programme highlighting the best of what's been broadcast on The Strand during the week. Wide-ranging and with eclectic interests, it 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.

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The Strand Weekend Archive: 13/03/2010

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13/03/2010

BBC World Service - The Strand Weekend Archive, 13/03/2010

The best of this week's Strand, including an interview with American author Amy Bloom, a report on Zimbabwe poetry slams, Eddie Kramer talks to The Strand about his time as Jimi Hendrix's studio engineer and Mark is joined by two directors' from the Birds Eye View, Martha Fiennes and Wanuri Kahiu.

A look at a poetry competition in the Middle East - 'Million's Poet', a review of Teen Patti and Caroline Alexander author of The War That Killed Achilles talks to Harriett Gilbert.

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