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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: Nour Festival of Arts

Drinking Table by Dia Batal

08/11/2012

Nour Festival of Arts

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Dia Batal explains how she turned one of London’s most iconic rooms into a memorial.

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

Nour Festival of Arts
Palestinian designer Dia Batal explains how she turned one of London's most iconic rooms into a memorial for the Syrian Dead.

Parizod
Phillip Bergson reviews – Parizod - a sparkling fairy tale of a film from Uzbekistan that premiered at the recent Tashkent Film Festival, and talks about the rich history of film in former Soviet state. 

Fargo
TV writer Michael Hogan gives his advice to the Coen Brothers on how to successfully turn their film Fargo into a TV series.

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