The Strand - Tuesday 24th August 2010
The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Mark Coles.
The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Mark Coles.
In today's programme: we review the new film made about Stieg Larsson's book The Girl Who Played With Fire, we take a trip to Egypt to look at Aswan Granite sculptures, the National Theatre of Scotland perfom a play about Scotland's attempt to colonize Panama and poet Yang Lian gives us the three books that he feels helps to define his country - China.
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The Girl Who Played With Fire
The 2nd film adaptation of writer Stieg Larsson's best selling Millennium trilogy.
Duration: 06:00
Aswan Granite
We're off to Egypt where they're trying to resurrect the lost art of granite sculpting.
Duration: 07:10
Caledonia
A play that tries to link 17th century Scotland with the current global economic crisis.
Duration: 06:30
Read My Country: China
Yang Lian with three books that get under the skin of China.
Duration: 07:50
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- Tue 24 Aug 2010 21:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online
- Wed 25 Aug 2010 02:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online
- Wed 25 Aug 2010 08:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online
- Wed 25 Aug 2010 12:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online
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