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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...

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 ...

everywhere all at once. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, a look back at some of our most fascinating historical journeys. from the desert canyons ofjordan... that would be impressive if we built that today, but that was built thousands of years ago. look at it! ..to the noisy streets of paris. driving a 2cv car is not easy. driving in paris is not easy. well, now youre making me nervous! and from the majesty of lady liberty... it stood for freedom - and for liberty to peopl...

collapse of silicon valley bank uk. youre watching bbc news... many of us might like to take a weekend stroll in a beauty spot — but here in the uk — too many of them are seemingly marred by litter. one group of volunteers says theyve filled hundreds of bin bags with the rubbish collected from a set of lakes in north warwickshire — in the midlands. amy cole went to find out more. take a look at this. there are 7a bags of rubbish along here, including some larger items such as thi...

i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her. im her mum! it was to be a secret. it was...it was not to be discussed. l he was actually taken from my arms without telling me what was happening. i canjust remember lying there, thinking itd be better to die. a historical injustice - is what happened to us. other countries have recognised it - and its high time ours did. bells toll 60 years ago, british society was very different. the brides n...

it happened not long ago and the pain has followed those involved down through history. i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her. im her mum! it was to be a secret. it was...it was not to be discussed. was actually taken from my arms without telling me what was happening. i canjust remember lying there, thinking itd be better to die. a historical injustice - is what happened to us. other countries have recognised it and its high time ou...

over pay and working conditions. now on bbc news, duncan kennedy reports on the story of historical forced adoptions and the mothers�* search for a justice this is the story about loss. of lives changed, love fractured. it happened not long ago and the pain has followed those involved down through history. i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her. im her mum! it was to be a secret. it was...it was not to be discussed. l it was actuall...

from my arms without telling me what was happening. i canjust remember lying there, thinking itd be better to die. a historical injustice - is what happened to us. other countries have recognised it - and its high time ours did. bells toll 60 years ago, british society was very different. the brides name is stella, shes 19, lives in barnet... marriage was the cornerstone of family respectability. 20% took place in a registry office... to have a baby outside wedlock would risk breaking ...

we are determined to get a square deal for our people and that is exactly what we will achieve, and the public seem to be right behind us in that campaign. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year—long family feud. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. security forces are still fighting islamist militants who took over a hotel in the somali capital modagishu more than 2a hours ago. at least 20 people are said to have b...

and in china, water levels in the yangtze river are currently at a record low. now on bbc news, if you love your baby: the fight for an apology for forced adoptions. this is the story about loss. of lives changed, love fractured. it happened not long ago and the pain has followed those involved down through history. i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her. im her mum! it was to be a secret. it was...it was not to be discussed. l was ac...