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cheering and applause. her stories often centre on oppression and brutality. most famously, her 1985 novel, the handmaids tale, a dystopian vision of america, in which women are enslaved, now an emmy award—winning television series. theres an eye in your house. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio a programme, she reveals her formative influences and experiences, and how, even in high school, her creativity was clear. i put on a home economics opera. it was about fabrics....

editorial report." we hook ahead to 2024 and a new set of challenges and opportunities for the country. im edward lawrence in this week for paul gigot, and we begin with the u.s. economy which defied expectations in 2023 as inflation fell and recession fierce faded. now the santa claus rally in the stock market giving us another record close this week for the dow jones industrial average and the federal reserve signal rate hikes are done and cuts could be in store for 2024. lets bring ...

>> the gold coast. the sun, the sea, and this million dollar home, a mystery. >> he was talking on the telephone when he heard a loud bang. >> a woman, murdered. her husband went blind. >> are you bleeding? do you see any blood? >> im bleeding all over, yes. >> okay. >> i cant see. >> but who? >> everyone is somewhat of a suspect. >> and why? >> what brings someone to make a decision they are going to do this. >> was it love? >> what we learned was that she was having an affair with th...

$20 million for what he. had >> eminent indictment watch. trump attorney makes their case directly to jack smith in washington. >> the exact same thing happened in manhattan. chancellor is making an argument and they see. charges >> tonight on the show than what it could mean for charges. >> he could be wearing an ankle brace it well accepting the nomination. >> plus, former cia director john brennan on the national security concerns. then, a roundtable of white house insiders kate bed...

cultural life, the radio 4 programme, she reveals her formative influences and experiences, and how, even in high school, her creativity was clear. i put on a home economics opera. it was about fabrics. can you remember how it goes? # fabrics need a swim in the suds. # it makes them feel just like new. # plink—plink, plink—plink. laughter. i want to make sure the mics are recording us. margaret atwood, welcome to this cultural life. thank you very much. happy to be here. on this pr...

one item that made the cut restarting those student loan payments. if they just keep coming back to haunt. does all have all you need to know about the pause ending, and the long term impact that borrowers having to cough up the money again. plus, its pride month and were talking to chasten buttigieg, his new book i have something to tell you about young of. outside the right-wing campaign to ban lgbtq books and schools and libraries. im symone d. sanders townsend, and i have something...

happy to be here. on this programme, i ask my guests to choose the most significant influences and experiences that have shaped their own creativity, and your first choice is your parents. yes. tell me about your parents. well, first of all, they, um, were very innovative and able to improvise, because, of course, if you live in the woods and there arent any shops, you have to be, and they were both very outdoorsy. but they also allowed us to make messes in our rooms and didnt make us ...

new restrictions on xl bully dogs comes into force in england and wales today, meaning they have to be muzzled and kept on a lead in public places. breeding, selling or abandoning the dogs has also become illegal, in response to a number of attacks on people in recent years. heres our north of england correspondent danny savage. police at the scene of a dog attack — one where an xl bully type killed a man. elsewhere, this dog was handed in by its owner after it bit them. it was put d...

even the kremlin calling this situation larming. >> what were seeing as a completely new phase alaunching it in russia. >> were very clear with the ukrainian thats we do not support attacks inside russia. >> the 2024 gop presidential race is about to get more crowded. mike pence will throw his hat into the ring. >> chris christie feels hes the only candidate that is willing to take on donald trump directly head-to-head. >> are they going to get in the race and tactually say somethin ab...

you bullied that boy. >> one of the most recognizable faces on daytime television. >> nobody tells me who to put on my show, including you. >> is calling it quits. >> dr. phil, dr. phil! >> tonight, before dr. phil leaves the studio, hes sitting down with us. >> dr. phil, welcome. >> to talk about his 20 years as the on-call doc for on-camera drama. >> who do you get along with? >> just as the surgeon general releases a report on the harms of social media -- >> it is urgent that we tak...