back when it was published in 1985 margaret atwood's novel the handmaid's tale was critically acclaimed but considered by many to be a bit far fetched the main character offered is one of a cast of scarlet clad handmaids forced to be breeding machines in the patriarchal dystopia of gilliatt will fast forward to 2017 and the novel had a veritable 2nd coming as a t.v. series but also as a symbol of resistance to my sergeant's trompe and politics and that's one reason the long awaited sequel has finally arrived. kind my swearing the iconic red cloaks and white head piece is familiar from the t.v. series and subsequent political protests appeared in the streets of london ahead of margaret atwood's night his book launch fine say the book is more relevant than ever in some ways it's becoming a was like them particularly in the night sky. and so this is very current and very relevant very necessary it wasn't just that me it was a horror but it's that 8 minutes to read and x. and the anti feel or every time every word that she writes and she generally genuinely changed my life. actors dressed a

margaret atwood thints message of oppression has neveor felt mrelevant. margaret: young women of reproductive age are always in the minority in any society. they feel that they're on the verge of having desis made about them and about their entire future and fate and body and health that they have not been able to decide. reporter: after the election of donald trump, "the handmaid's onle" took on a new resonance. in america and b women have adopted the striking uniform worn by the characters in the novel to protest against laws restricting their rights. margaret: it is a brilliant you cannot kick them because they are not saying anything. theyre sitting very modestly. yocannot kick them out because they are dressed improperly. they are all covered up. but everyone looking at them knows what they mean. reporter: there is so much hype, fanfare associated -- margaret: yes, i apologize. reporter:el well, do you ny pressure at all? margaret: it is a bookit is not regime change, it is not riots in moscow.it s not brexit, dare i say. it iactually a book. reporter

the testaments is margaret atwood's sequel to the handmaid's tale.han slaves, recently brought to a new audience on television. our arts correspondent rebecca jones has been speaking with the author. the world, as she sees it, can be a terrifying place, and in a career spanning five decades, margaret atwood's vision is as disturbing as ever. only dead people are allowed to have statues, but i've been given one while still alive. so starts her latest novel, the testaments, in which she returns to the nightmare future she created in the handmaid's tale. blessed be the fruit. may the lord open. 30 years after she wrote it, the television adaptation brought the book to a vast, new audience. in the novel, america is ruled by religious fundamentalists, and women are reduced to sexual slavery. margaret atwood thinks its message of oppression has never felt more relevant. young women of reproductive age are always in the minority in any society. they feel that they're on the verge of having decisions made about them, and about their entire future and fate an

margaret atwood thinks its message of oppression has never felt more relevant.ity in any society. they feel that they're on the verge of having decisions made about them, and about their entire future and fate and body and health, that they have not been able to decide. and, after the election of donald trump, the handmaid's tale took on a new resonance. in america and beyond, women have adopted the striking uniform worn by characters in the novel to protest against laws restricting their rights. it's a brilliant demonstration stratagem, because you can't kick them out because they're not saying anything. they're sitting very modestly. and you can't kick them out because they're dressed improperly. they're all covered up. but everybody looking at them knows what they mean. there's so much hype, fanfare, associated with the testaments. i apologise. well, do you feel any pressure at all? no, it is a book. it's not regime change. it's not riots in moscow. it's not brexit, dare i say. so it is actually a book. the wait may be over, but no danger, then, of margaret a

and more than 30 years after the critically acclaimed original the sequel to margaret atwood's novels the handmaid's tale has finally arrived and then. i'm going out on for a good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump as far as his national security adviser john bolton announcing this latest white house sacking on twitter the president said that he disagreed strongly with bolton on many issues bolton had advocated for military intervention and regime change in countries including iran syria and north korea is the 3rd national security adviser to go under the current administration trump says he'll name a replacement next week. john bolton and happier times seated at the president's side and influential proponent of his foreign policy represent his tenure as national security advisor came to an end on tuesday when trump took to twitter to announce his departure the president tweeted that he strongly disagreed with many of bolton suggestions prompting trump to us for his resignation bolton quickly disputed this version of events in turn tweeting that he had offered to resign o

tonight -- glenn howerton presidential candidate, andrew yang, author, margaret atwood, featuring theband with yesod williams ♪ [ cheers and applause laes and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news during a visit to the u.s./mexico border yesterday, president trump claimed the new wall is designed to absorb, heat making it harder to climb. so it's absolutely foolproof unless immigrants can find some sort of technology that would -- damn it! [ laughter ] while at the border, president trump called the new fencing, quote, virtually impenetrable. but then again, he said the same thing after pushing on this for an hour. [ laughter ] "there's no way through. [ light laughter ] canadian prime minister justin trudeau is facing criticism after a photo from 2001 surfaced in which he's wearing brownface. i'm not going to show you the picture because it's really bad. it's so bad, that canadians traveling in europe are going to start telling people

back when it was published in 1905 margaret atwood's novel the handmaid's tale was critically acclaimed but considered by many to be a bit far fetched the main character offered is one of a cast of scarlet clad handmaids forced to be breeding machines in the patriarchal dystopia of gilliatt will fast forward to 2017 and the novel had a veritable 2nd coming as a t.v. series but also as a symbol.

well back when it was published in 1985 margaret atwood's novel the handmaid's tale was critically acclaimed but considered by many to be a bit farfetched the main character offered is one of a cast of scarlet clad handmaids forced to be breeding machines in the patriarchal dystopia of gilliatt will fast forward to 2017 and the novel had a veritable 2nd coming as a t.v. series but also as a symbol of.

prize one of the most important prizes in literary well this year names like salman rushdie a margaret atwood on the list and i'm joined by man of letters david leavitt's to take us through this and an impressive list statement it isn't actually in some ways but listed self is more exciting than even the winner because a lot of people they've got now they're reading list for the next year until the next list comes out these are the 6 novels that they're going to be reading this year and of course the most anticipated novel of the year the testaments by margaret atwood the queen of dystopian fiction you guess she is and this book is not even out yet and it's already on the list people have been waiting for this book for 34 years this is the sequel to her mask.

one of the most important prizes in the literary well this year names like salman rushdie of margaret atwood on the list join file man of letters david levitz to take us through this and an impressive list it isn't actually in some ways but west itself is more exciting than even the winter because a lot of people they've got now they're reading list for the next year until the next list comes out these are the 6 novels that they're going to be reading this year and of course the most anticipated novel of the year the testaments by margaret atwood the queen of dystopian fiction is this book is not even out yet and it's already on the list people have been waiting for this book for 34 years this is the sequence of curves.

and margaret atwood, author of the acclaimed novel "the handmaid's tale," returns to he esfamous dystopia in the new sequel, "the tments." a sequel to "the hd'slet's write tale" of this kind in 2000, or 'vlet's say in 1999, i wou said, why bother? we're not going there. surely peoe are moving away from that. but in the moment in which we now exist, that's not true anymore. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's "pbs nshr." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been prided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular. >> financial services firm raymd james. t >>he william and flora hewlett 50undation. for more thaears, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these ititutions: and individuals. >> this program was made bssible by the corporation for publadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs ation from viewers like you. thank you. n woodruff: president tru says that peace talks with the taliban are dead. his pronouncement today came after he

. >>> margaret atwood has written more than 60 books, but it's her best seller, "the handmaid's tale" household name. the novel was turned into an award-winning tv series. now the sequel, the testaments, is making waves of its own. martha teichner made a visit to atwood to discuss her life and work. he a and t >> and the emmy goes to "the handmaid's tale." >> reporter: oprah's exclamation was proof "the handmaid's tale" was a big deal. it picked up eight emmy's for hulu in 2017. and when margaret atwood, the author of the 1985 book that inspired the tv show, made her way to the stage wearing handmade red, the applause, the standing ovation spoke volumes. >> they were dirty women. but you are special girls. >> reporter: in atwood's novel, handmaids are essentially sex slaves. >> you girls will serve the leaders of the faithful. >> reporter: forced to bear children for infertile couples among the power elite in gilead. the totalitarian dystopia the united states had become after being taken over by christian zealots. the shadowy figure slapping handmaid, atwood in a scary cameo. a her f

the perpetrator, in a surprise cameo appearance: none other than celebrated author margaret atwood. > had to shoot it four times because she kepthaaying, "hit me er" and i said, "no, i don't want to injure the leading lady." "come on and give me whack." >> reporter: it was atwood who otarted all this in 1984, when she wrher classic novel of a near-future takeover of the u.s. by religious zealots who force e rtile women intoexual serv child-bearers. you will bear children for them. >> brown: th new nation is called gilead. >> reporter: the new nation is called "gilead." what did you think you were doing then, at that time? >> i thought i was g in trouble. >> reporter: you thought you were getting in trouble because of the story? >> well, it answered the , estion, if the united states were to become totalitarian, what kind of totalitarianism would it become? >> reporter: atwood, now 79 and author of more than 60 books, is canadian, but tracesart of her ancestry to early american puritans. "the handmaid's tale" struck a deep and lasting chord for millions of readers the world over. we ta

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oftentimes the german finance minister or last shots speaking that now it is almost 35 years since margaret atwood's the handmaid's tale hit all bookshelves now the dystopian novel depicts a regime which stranded controls women and their reproductive systems a vision many women are finding all the more disturbing and indeed relevant as many american states seek to criminalize abortion is one reason why it's long awaited sequel to the book is attracting international attention. my swearing the iconic red cloaks and white to head peace is familiar from the t.v. series and subsequent political protests appeared in the streets of london ahead of mark and towards night his book crunch friends say the book is more relevant than ever in some ways it's becoming a worse place we've made them particularly in the night sky. and so this is very current and very relevant very necessary it wasn't just the hand it was a forward but it's that 8 minutes to read an excellent thai killer every time every word that she writes and she genuinely genuinely changed my life. characters dressed as hand range evoked good fict

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the author margaret atwood has told the bbc that her best—selling book the handmaid's tale has got "aloser to reality" since she wrote it 30 years ago. the sequel, called the testaments, is due to be published on tuesday. that's all. stay with bbc world news. we have lots more of all of our stories on the website including what is taking place in the lords at the moment, the prorogation of parliament. we go to rico to get the business news. google competition pro. a group of 50 states and territories in the us launch an investigation into the search giant's dominance of online advertising. alibaba's search giant's dominance of online advertising. aliba ba's boss search giant's dominance of online advertising. alibaba's boss steps down from his role as executive chairman as he marks his 55th birthday. good morning, asia. hello, world. it isa good morning, asia. hello, world. it is a tuesday. glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. we start off with the world's biggest search engine. 50 groups and territories in the united states ha

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the author margaret atwood has told the bbc that her best—selling book the handmaid's tale has got "aot closer to reality" since she wrote it 30 years ago. the sequel, called the testaments, is due to be published on tuesday. welcome back to this bbc news special. we go back to the house of commons where british politicians have been debating and voting on whether to hold that early general election next month. this is the second time that they have voted on it. borisjohnson, second time that they have voted on it. boris johnson, the second time that they have voted on it. borisjohnson, the prime minister, again rolling out seeking an extension from the eu, saying that he did not want a snap poll, but accepting that it was the only way to break that deadlock. the prime minister also accusing the opposition parties of, in his words, conniving to delay brexit, saying that they were showing preposterous cowardice. let us go back. we listen to the speaker now. order! the ayes to the right, 293, the noes to the left, 246. the ayes to the right, 293, the noes to the left, 46. the ayes have

at number one on the most watched as an interview with margaret atwood, with the sequel to the handmaidsce, given what's happening to women's rights currently, including in the usa, and you can see that interview with and that is number one on the most watched the moment. that's it for today's morning briefing. some breaking news to bring you. this from the office for national statistics, which says that unemployment has fallen by 11,000 down to 1.29 million in the three months tojuly, sell official figures showing unemployment fell by 11,000 down to 1.29 million in the three months tojuly and a note on earnings, as well. average earnings increased by 4% compared with 3.8% in the previous month. that news just in. the energy regulator ofgem is due to publish its final report into what caused the power failures that affected large areas of the uk last month. there were blackouts reported across england and wales, affecting both homes and transport networks with disruption continuing into a second day. with me now to discuss this in more detail is dieter helm, who's a professor of energy p

tonight -- glenn howerton presidential candidate, andrew yang, author, margaret atwood, featuring theheers and applause great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news during a visit to the u.s./mexico border yesterday, president trump claimed the new wall is designed to absorb, heat

and a cross—party, i was at an event, marking the margaret atwood book, lots of feminist saying, why? would you expect mp5 to be getting on trains? brexit shenanigans? would you expect mps to be getting on trains? come to parliament? i hope so, and they should do, yesterday we saw an interesting thing, yvette cooper, heading up the home affairs select committee, they did not do it in parliament but they did a shadow thing. i think mps must be very careful, about not just thing. i think mps must be very careful, about notjust going off on holiday and relaxing during this period of time! they need to show the public that they are ready to get their shirt sleeves rolled up. surely nobody is going off on holiday. i don't know, but mps... they have only just holiday. i don't know, but mps... they have onlyjust come back from holiday. they have to be very careful about that. let's talk about the labour brexit position, the bass's position, and his brexit secretary, and the deputy‘s position, what is going on? real divisions at the top of labour, which is a shame because i think they have h

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