22/12/2011
The Strand talks to writers Michael Dirda and Anita Sethi about Sherlock Holmes and Beruit artist Marwan Rechmaoui suggests a pessimistic outlook for the on-going stability of Lebanese society.
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In today's programme, writers Michael Dirda and Anita Sethi talk about Sherlock Holmes and Beruit artist Marwan Rechmaoui suggests a pessimistic outlook for the on-going stability of Lebanese society.
(Image: US actor Robert Downey Jr arrives at the premiere of the film Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows. Credit: Getty)
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Sherlock Holmes
As a new Sherlock Holmes film is released around the world, the Strand talks to writers Michael Dirda and Anita Sethi about the famous fictional detective's enduring appeal.
Duration: 10:28
Marwan Rechmaoui
As his new exhibition opens the Beirut artist suggests the city's most cosmopolitan areas are not its urban neighbourhoods but rather its refugee camps.
Duration: 06:59
Broadcasts
- Thu 22 Dec 2011 23:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Fri 23 Dec 2011 02:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Fri 23 Dec 2011 09:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Fri 23 Dec 2011 13:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
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