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China Mieville

The Strand talks to the novelist China Mieville about his latest book The City and The City. With its existential setting, we also discuss the increasing popularity of the fantasy based novel.

China Mieville's The City & The City is published by Macmillan - ISBN: 978-1-405-00017-8

Gurrumul

Gurrumul is a blind Aboriginal Australian artist. He's a member of the Gumatj clan of north east Arnhemland and it is the songs and stories of the Gumatj clan that Gurrumul sublimely adapts into contemporary song styles. A multi-award winning artist, he comes into The Strand studio with his band - on cello and guitar to perform an acoustic song.

Iraqi Film School

Amidst terrifying conditions, Maysoon Pachachi has opened a remarkable film school - in Iraq. She teaches wannabe directors in Baghdad how to make movies despite kidnappings, suicide bombings, and the constant threat of danger. She tells the Strand why she does it.