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06/10/2011

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

Presented by Lawrence Pollard.

Today's programme includes, Nobel Laureate, Hell and Back Again and Gramophone Awards.

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18 minutes

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Fri 7 Oct 201112:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Chapters

  • Nobel Laureate

    The Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize for Literature. The Strand celebrates his work.

    Duration: 06:42

  • Hell and Back Again

    It's being billed as a work of cinema and Danfung Dennis' war documentary shot in extraordinary HD gets closer to US Marines than most other work. We talk to Danfung.

    Duration: 05:55

  • Gramophone Awards

    We take a look at Gramophone magazines's 2011 Awards for classical music - is it a deserving range of performers? We speak to critic Michael White

    Duration: 04:50

Broadcasts

  • Thu 6 Oct 201121:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Fri 7 Oct 201102:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Fri 7 Oct 201108:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Fri 7 Oct 201112:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online