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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 programme, i ask my guests to choose the most significant influences and experiences that have shaped ...

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 aren't any shops, you have to be, and they were both very outdoorsy. but they also allowed us to make messes in our rooms and didn't make us clean them up. by messes, i mean projects, which always begin as messes. just to set the scene, th...

turn our attention to other news... president biden has led international condemnation of new laws in uganda which mean that anyone having gay sex can be jailed for life. in some circumstances, people could face the death penalty. mr biden called the laws shameful, and said the us was considering sanctions. the united states has led the growing chorus of condemnation over these new laws. president biden, in a five paragraph statement, called uganda's new laws "shameful" and a "tragic violation of universal human rights". he's called for those laws to be immediately repealed and is th...

in the north of the country, with police and nato troops clashing with serb protesters. translation: kosovo is the heart and bedrock, a centre _ translation: kosovo is the heart and bedrock, a centre of— translation: kosovo is the heart and bedrock, a centre of historic _ translation: kosovo is the heart and bedrock, a centre of historic events - bedrock, a centre of historic events for our state. the great battles took place there, the most important monasteries and temples are there, so there are many reasons why ruth adam camera, because that is the truth. fans of the chennai su...

for many of us today it is going to be dry, sunny and warm, except across the very far north of scotland and parts of eastern england, where we hang onto more cloud. that will suppress the temperatures. details later in the programme. good morning. it's tuesday, the 30th of may. new measures to crackdown on the use of vapes by children in england, are set to be unveiled by the government. ministers have pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples to children, and a ban on nicotine—free vapes for under 18's is also being considered. our health editor hugh pym...