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Episode 5

Margaret Atwood's eagerly awaited sequel to her dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale, now shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Margaret Atwood's powerful and long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, set 15 years after the events of her dystopian masterpiece.

Today, Aunt Lydia continues her account of the violent birth of the Gilead regime, while back in Canada, the teenage Daisy, still in shock after the car bomb, is hit by even more life-changing news

Writer: Margaret Atwood
Reader: Sara Kestelman, Samantha Dakin
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett

14 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 Sep 2019 22:45

Broadcasts

  • Fri 20 Sep 2019 12:04
  • Fri 20 Sep 2019 22:45

The Handmaid鈥檚 Tale Quiz

The Handmaid鈥檚 Tale Quiz

Twenty questions to test your knowledge of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.