Episode 6
Margaret Atwood’s powerful and hugely-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale picks up 15 years after Offred stepped into the unknown. Now shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Margaret Atwood's powerful and long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale.
In The Testaments, set fifteen years after the events of Atwood’s dystopian masterpiece, the testimonies of three women bring the story to a dramatic conclusion.
Today, Aunt Lydia reveals how she came to be a Founder of the Gilead regime, while Agnes remembers the preparations for her arranged marriage...
Writer: Margaret Atwood
Reader: Sara Kestelman, Katherine Press
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett
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- Mon 23 Sep 2019 12:04Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
- Mon 23 Sep 2019 22:45Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
The Handmaid’s Tale Quiz
Twenty questions to test your knowledge of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.