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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 - Friday 13th August 2010

13/08/2010

The Strand - Friday 13th August 2010

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, The Strand - Friday 13th August 2010

William Orbit, producer of Madonna's Ray of Light album discusses his latest project

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

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

In today's programme: ex-Madonna producer William Orbit tells us about his new album, a review of the new Julia Roberts film, Historian Simon Schama looks at illuminated Jewish manuscripts and writer Tamara Chalabi gives us her pick of books which offer a guide to her home country Iraq.

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