The Strand - Tuesday 13 October 2009

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In today's Strand - Jeffrey Archer, Lahore Artists, Miroslaw Balka, Speed Caravan. Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Archer's breakthrough novel thirty years ago was Kane and Abel and after 82 print runs in 37 languages sold in 97 countries Archer decided that he could do better... so he's rewritten it. So what's the 'new' Kane and Abel like? Lahore Artists As Pakistan reels from a wave of bomb attacks that have killed more than one hundred people over the last few weeks, the gallery owner Yolanda Burgin asks how the current social and political situation has affected the work of Lahore's young artists. Miroslaw Balka Mark Coles talks to Polish artist Miroslaw Balka who has created the latest installation for the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall in London. Speed Caravan The Oud is a middle eastern instrument usually associated with delicate traditional music. Speed Caravan have brought it into the 21st century, electrifying it and performing songs and tunes that come from rock music. They came into the studio to talk to Mark and play a thrilling whirling number.