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

This programme is no longer on-air, listen to our archive of available episodes online. The Strand brings you news and reviews from the best in arts, culture and entertainment.

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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: 16/12/2011

16/12/2011

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, 16/12/2011

We ask five experts to tell us their album of the year

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

In today's programme we ask five experts to tell us their album of the year; there's a pop sensation, a tender New Zealand singer-songwriter, a jazz genius playing in concert,  a thrilling world music fusion experiment and a heartfelt Schubert String Quintet.

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