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World Service,01 Feb 2012,18 mins

01/02/2012

The Strand

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The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Presented by Lawrence Pollard. On today's programme: a report from the first Macau Literary Festival which brings together Chinese and Portuguese-language writers, Spanish Artist Santiago Serra talks about paying unemployed people to help create images and taking a sign saying No around Europe and the USA and DJ Rita Ray gives her round up of albums by three exciting African women performers. Photo of Chinese writer Su Tong, featured at the Macau Literary Festival.

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