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Harriett Gilbert and friends present global 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: 30/05/2012

30/05/2012

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, 30/05/2012

We review Ridley Scott's much anticipated return to sci-fi with Prometheus.

We review Ridley Scott's much anticipated return to sci-fi with Prometheus, about a team of explorers on a mission to discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth.

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

On today's programme: Prometheus, Kim Thuy and Milos Milivojevic.

(Image: Director Sir Ridley Scott attends the world premiere of Prometheus at Empire Leicester Square on May 31, 2012. Credit: Stuart Wilson / Getty Images)

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