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World Service,11 Mar 2010,28 mins

The Strand - Thursday 11th March 2010

The Strand

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The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Mark Coles. On today's programme: The late Swedish crime author Stieg Larsson's book becomes a film in 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo', We hear the street choral tradition in Cadiz, one of Algerian writer, Boualem Sansal's, most controversial novels "le Village de l'Allemand" is translated into English and we talk to two directors from the only festival in the world dedicated to women film-makers.

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