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The Strand - Thursday 17th June 2010

The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Mark Coles.

in today's programme: Tamil blockbuster film 'Raavanan', Jamaican Dance Hall, author Greil Marcus discusses his new book on Van Morrison and Caine Prize nominee Namwali Serpell.

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28 minutes

Last on

Fri 18 Jun 2010 12:32GMT

Chapters

  • RAAVANAN

    The Bollywood stars flocking to make Tamil movies.

    Duration: 07:30

  • Jamaican Dance Hall

    Jamaican dancehall stars get caught up in a war of words with the US.

    Duration: 06:15

  • Caine Prize

    The Zambian writer who thought there'd been a mistake when she was nominated for a prize.

    Duration: 05:30

  • Greil Marcus

    Greil Marcus tells us why listening to Van Morrison has changed his life.

    Duration: 09:02

Broadcasts

  • Thu 17 Jun 2010 21:32GMT
  • Fri 18 Jun 2010 02:32GMT
  • Fri 18 Jun 2010 08:32GMT
  • Fri 18 Jun 2010 12:32GMT