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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.

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The Strand Archive: The Strand - Thursday 12th August 2010

12/08/2010

The Strand - Thursday 12th August 2010

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, The Strand - Thursday 12th August 2010

Emma Donoghue on her Booker-nominated novel, Room, inspired by chilling real world events.

The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day.  Presented by Harriett Gilbert.

The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day.  Presented by Harriett Gilbert.

In today's programme: the Irish writer Emma Donoghue talks about her new book Room, we hear from director Javier Fuentes-Leon about his new film Undertow, we take a tour of Old Delhi City and Lemi Ponifasio, the Samoan dance choreographer and his company, make their Edinburgh Festival debut.

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