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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.

*** This programme is no longer on-air, but please listen to our archive of available episodes online ***

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: Detroit: Music City

Aretha Franklin

18/02/2013

Detroit: Music City

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, Detroit: Music City

Detroit is a city in spiralling decline. Can music and the arts help to revive it?

Another chance to hear a Strand special. Detroit, once one of the powerhouses of modern America, has fallen into economic decline. To what extent can the arts and especially music help to revitalise its esteem?

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