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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: 12/01/2011

12/01/2011

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, 12/01/2011

Nigel Floyd reviews the new indie film Blue Valentine which took over ten years to make

Nigel Floyd reviews the new indie film Blue Valentine which took over ten years to make.

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

In today's programme Nigel Floyd reviews the new indie film Blue Valentine, a report from South Sudan where they are voting on a new national anthem, the French/Algerian author Faïza Guène talks about her latest novel and the issues surrounding living in a designated heritage site.

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