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The Strand Weekend Archive

*** This programme is no longer on-air, but please listen to our archive *** The best of the week's essential news and reviews from the arts, culture and entertainment.

World Service,232 episodes

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Interview with film director Danny Boyle
Harriett Gilbert talks to the director of Shallow Grave and Slumdog Millionniare.
31 Mar 2013,55 mins
Tracy Chevalier
The best selling author, Tracy Chevalier discusses her latest novel The Last Runaway.
23 Mar 2013,55 mins
David Bowie
We ask if David Bowie's first album in 10 years is great, good or just so so.
17 Mar 2013,55 mins
Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer
The two American songwriters talk to us about their current release Child Ballads.
10 Mar 2013,55 mins
Haneke produces Mozart Opera
The award winning film producer Michael Haneke directs Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte in Madrid.
03 Mar 2013,55 mins
23/02/2013
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
23 Feb 2013,55 mins
A Liar's Autobiography
The Monty Python team reunited with their deceased colleague in this animated film
17 Feb 2013,55 mins
Woody Guthrie
A previously unknown novel by US folk singer Woody Guthrie has just been published.
10 Feb 2013,55 mins
Zero Dark Thirty
Controversial movie Zero Dark Thirty tells the story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden
03 Feb 2013,55 mins
The Perfect American
Philip Glass's latest opera is based on the life and death of Walt Disney
27 Jan 2013,55 mins
Art in Marseilles
Marseilles in southern France is one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2013.
19 Jan 2013,55 mins
12/01/2013
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
12 Jan 2013,55 mins
African Music
We ask three African music experts to pick their musical highlights from 2012.
06 Jan 2013,55 mins
A look back at 2012's Cultural Olympiad
In a special programme, we look back at 2012's Cultural Olympiad.
55 mins
Grimms' Fairytales
The many ways the Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm have been adapted over the years.
55 mins
Hitchcock & Psycho
Film critic Owen Gleiberman on Hitchcock starring Anthony Hopkins
55 mins
The Hobbit
It's been nine years since The Lord of the Rings - was it worth the wait for The Hobbit?
55 mins
Emel Mathlouthi
The Tunisian singer talks about writing music for a revolution
55 mins
Brian Eno
Brian Eno talks about his new album Lux
55 mins
Still Life Versus Moving Image
Are moving images taking over from still ones?
55 mins
Orhan Parmuk
Mark talks to Turkish Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk
55 mins
03/11/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
55 mins
28/10/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
55 mins
21/10/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
55 mins
14/10/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
55 mins
07/10/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
55 mins
30/09/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
55 mins
23/09/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
55 mins
16/09/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
55 mins
09/09/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
55 mins