Introduction to the Handmaids Tale | imagine…
An introduction to the Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale'.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 3'54''
- Broadcast year: 2018
Curriculum Connection
- English Literature | 20th-century texts | The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood | Plot
Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC One
- Programme: imagine...
- Episode: Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned!
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