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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: 03/07/2012

03/07/2012

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, 03/07/2012

We talk to this year's winner of the Caine Prize for African Literature, Rotimi Babatunde.

Anna talks to this year's winner of the Caine Prize for African Literature the Nigerian author and playwright Rotimi Babatunde about his satirical short story Bombay's Republic.

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

On today's programme: This year's winner of the Caine Prize for African Literature, the Hay Festival launches its latest writers' festival in Beruit and the self described word and graphic artist Inua Ellams.

Picture shows Caine Prize winner Rotimi Babatunde with Baroness Nicholson. Photo by David Fleming.

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