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28/12/2010
We talk to Peter Weir, one of Australia's most successful film-makers.
29/12/2010
This Strand special pulls together some of the highlights of the Read My Country series.
30/12/2010
Elite Squad 2, Author Alon Hilu, Artist Mark Wallinger plus Herman Leonard鈥檚 photographs
31/12/2010
In today's Strand, a special extended interview with Salman Rushdie.
03/01/2011
Harriett Gilbert talks to German writer Bernhard Schlink about his controversial novel.
04/01/2011
Oprah TV, Versailles Opera, Earl Lovelace.
06/01/2011
Mark talks to Danny Boyle about his new film, 127 Hours.
05/01/2011
Naiza Khan, The Next Three Days, Ecuador Cinema, Sunjeev Sahota.
07/01/2011
We review the Oscar-tipped film The Fighter, directed by David O. Russell.
10/01/2011
The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day.
11/01/2011
Film critic Adam Smith reviews the new Green Hornet film for The Strand
13/01/2011
Matt LeBlanc and Stephen Mangan discuss their new Anglo-American comedy Episodes
12/01/2011
Nigel Floyd reviews the new indie film Blue Valentine which took over ten years to make
14/01/2011
17/01/2011
Andrei Konchalovsky, Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, Yi Zhou, Comedy Jihad.
18/01/2011
Andreas Scholl, Neds, Steinbeck's New Orleans, Noam Shpancer.
19/01/2011
New Indian Cinema, an Anthology Of Rap, Steinbeck's Fargo.
20/01/2011
David Byrne, formerly the frontman of art rock new wave group Talking Heads talks to Mark.
21/01/2011
On today's programme: Jay Parini on his new novel "The Passages of Herman Melville鈥
24/01/2011
The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day
25/01/2011
We speak to Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, winner of this year's TS Eliot prize.
26/01/2011
The American author David Vann explains how imagination feeds off his family stories.
27/01/2011
28/01/2011
We meet the author of a new book and album about the influence of Bossa Nova in the 1960s.
31/01/2011
Sundance Film Festival round-up and Jonah Lehrer on how art anticipated neuroscience
01/02/2011
A review of Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman
02/02/2011
Michael Cunningham, Rien 脿 Declarer, Islamabad Fashion, Gabriel Orozco.
03/02/2011
Caine Prize winning Nigerian writer EC Osondu discusses his collection of short stories.
04/02/2011
Jason Solomons reviews the film remake of Graham Green's iconic thriller Brighton Rock.
08/02/2011
We talk to Sir David Chipperfield who has just won Britain's highest architecture award.
07/02/2011