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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.

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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: BBC World Service's What If Competition winners

Winning entry for the "What if" competition of the BBC made by Marina Koleva.

25/03/2013

BBC World Service's What If Competition winners

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, BBC World Service's What If Competition winners

We announce the winners of the BBC World Service's What If competition.

We announce the winners of the BBC World Service's What If competition. Chinese actress and mega pop star Karen Mok and Pulitzer Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon.

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

World Service Competition
We announce the winners of the BBC World Service's What If competition. Launched in January, we asked listeners for sketches and animation visualising how the future might look.   

Karen Mok 
Chinese actress and mega pop star Karen Mok has released more 15 bestselling Chinese language albums over the last 20 years, and her debut English-language album Somewhere I Belong is released in the UK this month.  

Paul Muldoon
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon talks about his new book The Word On The Street, a collection of song lyrics.

IMAGE: Marina Koleva

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