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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: 23/11/2011

23/11/2011

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, 23/11/2011

We review When A City Falls which documents life in Christchurch after the earthquake.

In his film When A City Falls, Gerald Smythe documents the attempts of Christchurch inhabitants to rebuild their lives, their city and its artistic culture. Simon Morris reviews.

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

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On today's programme: Christchurch, Zakir Hussain and Daniel Buren.

Photo of the damaged Christchurch Cathedral in New Zealand by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images.

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