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Episode 12
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.
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: Agnes, now known as Aunt Victoria, is given access to some of darkest secrets of Gilead. Meanwhile, Aunt Lydia wavers over whether or not go ahead with her risky plan...
Writer: Margaret Atwood
Readers: Katherine Press, Sara Kestelman
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett
Last on
Tue 1 Oct 2019
22:45
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Tue 1 Oct 2019 12:04Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
- Tue 1 Oct 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.