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Harriett Gilbert and friends present global arts, culture and entertainment.

*** 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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Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer plus highlights of the Read My Country series.

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

Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer plus highlights of the Read My Country series.

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

In a special edition of the Weekend Strand Harriett Gilbert talks to the South African Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer

Then Mark Coles presents the highlights of The Strand's series Read My Country, in which international authors have selected novels, sometimes poetry and even plays, that they think sums up their homeland.

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