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World Service,23 Feb 2011,28 mins

23/02/2011

The Strand

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The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Harriett Gilbert. In today's programme: we review the new film No Strings Attached starring Natalie Portman, there's a report from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on this year's Prince of Poetry competition, we speak to Irish novelist Edna O'Brien about her new collection of short stories and we look at the Danish film In a Better World which is one of the nominations for best foreign language film at this year's Oscars.

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