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The Strand Weekend is an 55 minute programme highlighting the best of what's been broadcast on The Strand during the week. Wide-ranging and with eclectic interests, it 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 Weekend Archive: Brian Eno

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25/11/2012

Brian Eno

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

Brian Eno, 
Brian Eno talks to Mark about his new album Lux which began its life as an installation in an Italian palace and ended up getting its world premiere in a Japanese airport lounge.

Rome Film Festival
Jury member Chris Fujiwara talks about the films that he and his colleague's awarded prizes to, including And They Call It Summer, which won the best director and best actress awards but the became the subject of some controversy.

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez talks about his book The Sound Of Things Falling, which explores the violent drug wars in 1990s Bogata and their legacy today.

Africa for Norway
We talk to the creators of a new viral video Africa for Norway, a musical request for Africans to ship their old radiators to Norway who might otherwise freeze during the winter..give generously! 

Cecilia Bartoli
Talks about the release of her new CD  Mission, the music of baroque composer Agostino Steffani, which is being released with a thriller novel by Donna Leon as well as multimedia treats. 

Book Prizes
There are over 300 book prizes awarded around the world every year. For The Strand, literary critic Alex Clark rounds up just a few of them. 

'Saving' Indian Music
Ankur Malhotra and Ashu Sharma spend all their spare time making field recordings of traditional  music and musicians around India which they fear might disappear forever unless they capture and preserve it.

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