大象传媒

As the 大象传媒 World Service celebrates its 80th anniversary The Strand marks the occasion with a live show featuring a range of guests from the world of the arts.

William Orbit, who's produced Madonna's latest album, is guest editing the show and will also be performing live, alongside Roger Taylor, from Queen, who'll be swapping his drum sticks for a microphone.

Amadou and Mariam, one of the biggest selling African acts of our times, will be performing a track from their new album.

Trinidad born writer, V S Naipaul, author of A House for Mr Biswas and India: A Million Mutinies Now, among others, remembers his early days working at the World Service.

Uzbek writer and poet, Hamid Ismailov, will be reading his poem written specifically for this celebration.

Pianist Rosey Chan will be performing her own composition.

American writer Lionel Shriver will be talking about her latest book, The New Republic, a playful look at journalism and terrorism.

And extraordinary sitar player Anoushka Shankar, performs a track from her new album which blends Indian music traditionally played on the sitar with the very spanish guitar-dominated Flamenco.