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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...

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 you're making me nervous! and from the majesty of lady liberty... it stood for freedom - and for liberty to people all over the world. ..to the drama of the kenyan bush. hi! welcome to paris, where i'm soaking up...

collapse of silicon valley bank uk. you're 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 they've 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 this children's trike. it was all collected over the weekend. but look, there are all these white bag...

i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her. i'm 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 it'd be better to die. a historical injustice - is what happened to us. other countries have recognised it - and it's high time ours did. bells toll 60 years ago, british society was very different. the bride's name is stella, she's 19, lives in barnet... marriage was the cornerstone of family respectabilit...