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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: Mohsin Hamid

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28/03/2013

Mohsin Hamid

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, Mohsin Hamid

Samira Ahmed talks to Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid.

Samira Ahmed talks to Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid about the follow-up to his bestselling story The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

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

Samira Ahmed talks to Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid about the follow-up to his bestselling story The Reluctant Fundamentalist . His latest novel How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia, which takes the shape of a business self-help book is a boldly imagined tale of a man's journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon.

Anna McNamee catches up with the New Orleans based brass band Hot 8, which was propelled to wider prominence by an appearance in Spike Lee's 2006 documentary in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Since then, the band's mix of traditional marching music, hip hop, and R&B has earned them legions of fans around the world. 

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