Margaret Atwood: This Cultural Life
Margaret Atwood
Episode 1
John Wilson talks to Margaret Atwood, who traces her writing back to sagas that she invented with her brother as a child. She recalls an opera about fabrics that she wrote and performed at high school for a home economics project, how she staged puppet shows for children's parties, and the huge impact that reading George Orwell had on her
Margaret Atwood: This Cultural Life airs on BBC News at 12:30 AM, Sunday 4 January. (Repeat, subtitles.)
Topics
John Wilson
Presenter
Margaret Atwood
Guest
Edwina Pitman
Producer