12/12/2009

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The best of this week's Strand, including a review of Stephen King's new novel, Strengths and Convictions: The lives and times of South Africa's Nobel Peace Laureates, the crackdown on heavy metal in the Middle and Far East, Agop J. Hacikyan joins Bidisha to discuss his new book The Lamppost Diary, Cambodia's annual film festival, Ralston Jover talks about his first feature, Bakal Boys and George Crumb joins Harriett to discuss a life in music on the eve of a series of concerts at London's Barbican Centre to mark his 80th birthday.