大象传媒

Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment, with Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles.

Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born 150 years ago was the creator of cult detective Sherlock Holmes, famously depicted all over the world in a deerstalker hat and tweeds and clutching a magnifying glass. The Strand tracked down his sidekick Dr Watson, who shared his lodgings at 221b Baker Street in London and asked him to investigate the curious case of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's success and Sherlock Holmes' enduring popularity.

Rita Dove

The Strand talks to the award winning poet Rita Dove about her latest book Sonata Mulattica, which looks at the story behind the dedication of Beethoven's notoriously difficult Kreutzer Sonata and how this affected the life of the violinist George Bridgetower.

Publication of her book of poems "Sonata Mulattica" by Norton ISBN: 978 0 393 07008 8

Paul Grootboom

The award winning South African director brings play Foreplay from Petoria to London.