The Strand (radio)
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The Strand is the BBC World Service
's daily arts show. It was launched on Monday 27 October 2008. It is regularly hosted by Harriett Gilbert
, Mark Coles, Anna McNamee, and Bidisha
.
, on the first Saturday of every month. She said about the programme, "I'm delighted to be presenting The Strand. As a daily programme, it will be a great position to reveal, explore and debate developments as they happen in the world of the arts – including, of course, the world of literature."
Mark Coles, who previously hosted The Beat and The Ticket on the World Service, is also a music journalist and won the Sony Reporter of the Year Award in 1993.
The first programme featured: Roger Moore
talking about his autobiography; a report on the cultural life available to the people of Gaza
, in particular what people in Gaza are watching on satellite TV and how it affects their view of the world; a review of AC/DC
's album Black Ice
; and an interview with Steve McQueen
about his film Hunger
.
The Strand replaced a number of existing World Service arts programmes such as The Word
, The Beat, On Screen, Culture Shock
and The Ticket.
Editions have also been presented by Lawrence Pollard, Louise Fryer
, Rajan Datar, Tim Marlow
, and Aminatta Forna
.
, an hour long programme, occupies some of The Strand's slots in the schedule on the first Saturday in each month and during repeats on following days. Some of the "repeats" are a version edited to fit the usual half-hour slots of The Strand. World Book Club was previously a half-hour programme broadcast on the last Tuesday in each month in the slot of the now defunct book programme The Word
.
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
's daily arts show. It was launched on Monday 27 October 2008. It is regularly hosted by Harriett Gilbert
Harriett Gilbert
Harriett Sarah Gilbert is an English writer, academic and broadcaster, particularly of arts and book programmes on the BBC World Service. She is the daughter of the writer Michael Gilbert...
, Mark Coles, Anna McNamee, and Bidisha
Bidisha
Bidisha is a feminist, critic, broadcaster and writer. She began writing professionally for arts magazines such as i-D, Dazed and Confused and the NME at the age of 15 and published her first novel at 18.-Early life:Bidisha is an only child, her parents are both lecturers in information technology...
.
Format
Harriett Gilbert regularly presents the Monday and Friday editions, as well as the new hour-long version of long-standing BBC World Service programme, World Book ClubWorld Book Club
World Book Club is a radio programme on the BBC World Service. Each edition of the programme, which is broadcast on the first Saturday of the month with repeats into the following Monday, features a famous author discussing one of his or her books, often the most well-known one, with the public...
, on the first Saturday of every month. She said about the programme, "I'm delighted to be presenting The Strand. As a daily programme, it will be a great position to reveal, explore and debate developments as they happen in the world of the arts – including, of course, the world of literature."
Mark Coles, who previously hosted The Beat and The Ticket on the World Service, is also a music journalist and won the Sony Reporter of the Year Award in 1993.
The first programme featured: Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore KBE , is an English actor, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He also portrayed Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint.-Early life:Moore was born in Stockwell, London...
talking about his autobiography; a report on the cultural life available to the people of Gaza
Gaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
, in particular what people in Gaza are watching on satellite TV and how it affects their view of the world; a review of AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
's album Black Ice
Black Ice (album)
Black Ice is the 15th Australian and 14th international studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released internationally on 17 October 2008. Guitarists Angus Young and Malcolm Young got together in London in 2003 to start composing tracks...
; and an interview with Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen (artist)
Steve Rodney McQueen CBE is a British artist and filmmaker. He is a winner of the Golden Camera at the Cannes Film Festival, a Turner Prize and BAFTA.-Early years:...
about his film Hunger
Hunger (2008 film)
Hunger is a 2008 film about the 1981 Irish hunger strike. It was written by Enda Walsh and Steve R. McQueen, who also directed. It was made by Blast! Films and commissioned by Channel 4 and Film4. It premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, winning the prestigious Caméra d'Or award for...
.
The Strand replaced a number of existing World Service arts programmes such as The Word
The Word (radio)
The Word was a weekly half-hour radio programme on the BBC World Service about books and writers. Its final edition was in October 2008. Once a month its slot was taken over by World Book Club in which listeners sent in questions to a famous writer. Both programmes were presented by Harriett Gilbert...
, The Beat, On Screen, Culture Shock
Culture Shock (BBC World Service)
Culture Shock was a weekly BBC World Service radio programme, hosted by Tim Marlow. The programme ran from 2005-2008.-Format:The programme aimed to examine "the latest cultural trends from around the world, social or technological developments which are reflecting and shaping the way we live: what...
and The Ticket.
Editions have also been presented by Lawrence Pollard, Louise Fryer
Louise Fryer
Louise Fryer is a British broadcaster on BBC Radio 3.After attending Clare College, Cambridge, where she read anthropology, Fryer briefly worked as an actress. She is a regular presenter of Afternoon on 3 and announcer on concert broadcasts...
, Rajan Datar, Tim Marlow
Tim Marlow
Tim Marlow is a British writer, broadcaster and art historian. He is best known for his regular feature on Channel Five - Tim Marlow on..., an occasional series in which he looks at current art exhibitions. He has also had several other art programs, radio programs and publications...
, and Aminatta Forna
Aminatta Forna
Aminatta Forna is a British writer of Sierra Leonean and Scottish heritage. She is the author of a memoir, The Devil that Danced on the Water and two novels, Ancestor Stones and The Memory of Love...
.
World Book Club
World Book ClubWorld Book Club
World Book Club is a radio programme on the BBC World Service. Each edition of the programme, which is broadcast on the first Saturday of the month with repeats into the following Monday, features a famous author discussing one of his or her books, often the most well-known one, with the public...
, an hour long programme, occupies some of The Strand's slots in the schedule on the first Saturday in each month and during repeats on following days. Some of the "repeats" are a version edited to fit the usual half-hour slots of The Strand. World Book Club was previously a half-hour programme broadcast on the last Tuesday in each month in the slot of the now defunct book programme The Word
The Word (radio)
The Word was a weekly half-hour radio programme on the BBC World Service about books and writers. Its final edition was in October 2008. Once a month its slot was taken over by World Book Club in which listeners sent in questions to a famous writer. Both programmes were presented by Harriett Gilbert...
.
External links
- BBC World Service arts page with listen again facility for the last 7 days' programmes.
- Archive of older programmes
- Editor's Choice. Listen again to selected older items.
- The Strand programme times.
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