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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: Mr Handel

Louis de Bernieres

07/12/2012

Mr Handel

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, Mr Handel

Louis de Bernières talks about Mr. Handel

Mr Handel, Book Prize Longlists, Hear My Country Russia

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

Louis de Bernières (pictured)talks about Mr. Handel  - his new play with chamber orchestra as he represents the composer talking to his contemporaries in the afterlife.  

Harriett discusses the books on the just-announced longlists for the Man Asian Literary Prize and the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Russian music-journalist Felix Sandalov selects three tracks which best sum up his experience of living in Moscow.  His choices are by Kira Lao, Chimp Brothers and Last Tanks in Paris.


Photo:Chris Christodoulou

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