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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: 28/12/2011

28/12/2011

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, 28/12/2011

The acclaimed Australian poet John Kinsella talks about his latest collection Armour.

The acclaimed Australian poet John Kinsella talks about his latest collection Armour and we talked to the British singer-songwriter Kate Daisy Grant.

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John Kinsella
The acclaimed Australian poet and environmentalist John Kinsella makes a passionate case for poetry in action while talking about his latest collection Armour.

Kate Daisy Grant 
We talked to the British singer-songwriter about the inspiration behind her debut album and why she covered a Roy Orbison classic.

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