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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....

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...

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Is quite messy. so, craft work, then? oh, we didnt call it that, dear. thats a new—fangled term. did you call it anything, or was itjust the stuff...? making stuff. and we had the full...the full run of the tool set, you know. that was very handy. a few years later, when you self—published your first book... yes. a book of poetry, double persephone, um... a very limited run, and i think you made... you hand—printed and set... typeset... yeah. it was a flatbed press, so you had to set each ...

Your mother allowed you to be messy at home, creating projects, so, what were you making? you were a practical child? usually i was either constructing something out of materials such as papier mache, or i was painting. or i was sewing, one or the other. sewing is not so messy. the papier mache is quite messy. so, craft work, then? oh, we didnt call it that, dear. thats a new—fangled term. did you call it anything, or was itjust the stuff...? making stuff. and we had the full...the full run of...

Your mother allowed you to be messy at home, creating projects, so, what were you making? you were a practical child? usually i was either constructing something out of materials such as papier mache, or i was painting. or i was sewing, one or the other. sewing is not so messy. the papier mache is quite messy. so, craft work, then? oh, we didnt call it that, dear. thats a new—fangled term. did you call it anything, or was itjust the stuff...? making stuff. yeah. and we had the full run of the ...

Then you wont get lost. your mother allowed you to be messy at home, creating projects, so, what were you making? you were a practical child? usually i was either constructing something out of materials such as papier mache, or i was painting. hmm. or i was sewing, one or the other. sewing is not so messy. the papier mache is quite messy. so, craft work, then? oh, we didnt call it that, dear. thats a new—fangled term. did you call it anything, or was itjust the stuff...? making stuff. yeah. an...

Mache, or i was painting. hmm. or i was sewing, one or the other. sewing is not so messy. the papier mache is quite messy. so, craft work, then? oh, we didnt call it that, dear. thats a new—fangled term. did you call it anything, or was itjust the stuff...? making stuff. yeah. and we had the full...the full run of the tool set, you know. that was very handy. a few years later, when you self—published your first book... yes. a book of poetry, double persephone, um... a very limited run, and i...

A partnership forged at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival between Women in Film and Television Jamaica (WIFTJA) President Nadean Rawlins and ScreenCraft Works co-directors Elizabeth McIn...

Lily Diego, Metro Detroit Native and the Design Director of The Book Depository, talks about growing up in the area and what the project means to her.