Iconic red cloaks and white head piece is familiar from the t. V. Series and subsequent political protests appeared in the streets of london ahead of margaret and puts his book launch fine say the book is more relevant than ever in some ways its becoming a worse place with them particularly in the night sky. And so this is very current and very relevant very necessary it wasnt just ahead me it was a forward but its that 8 minutes to read an x. And then type feel where every time every word that she writes and she change any genuinely changed my life. Thanks to stressed as hand range evoked fictional state of giving out handing out oranges and repeating well known catchphrases from the novel. Through the sky the canadian only attended the launch and gave a midnight reading from the long awaited sequel at a press conference she had this to sign about the world of gilliatt. As the. As it is to the world let us hope so. Although its never enough for the people that are running things and those societies think that its just a group and over what they were doing before. There. Was your problem. 34 years the waiting is over and the reading can begin. Relevance has ever yes the reading can begin here it is the testaments a novel that super hyped and kennedy from our culture desk has joined me to talk about it now adrian this is the literary event of the year very much on a scale with almost a harry potter book launch yes it is very exciting and unprecedented for mystery books no. In many did not book launches like the one we saw in the report cross the u. K. Similar events in the u. S. And in canada and Margaret Atwood will appear at center vents at the National Finance in london which will be live streamed to 1000. 00 movie theaters across the globe amazing at would very much the rock star of canadian literature at almost 80 years old 34 years is a long time to wait for a sequel can you tell us why this is coming yes its a bit of a long story but the original book of course was a literary success nominated for the booker prize but it remains a literary classic and didnt really break frew into the mainstream until just 2 years ago. But then of course it came on with a vengeance its literally become a cultural phenomenon thats right the hulu t. V. Series the handmaids type starring. Mos as off red was worldwide success that hits screens just after dont trump can use president and was in tip interpreted by many by millennial inspired new young fans as a warning that a liberal society could quite easily start to slip back into totalitarianism now the 1st series was based on the original book the 2nd series though atwood allowed a team of writers to develop the story so one reason that word has written sequel is to reclaim the story now she also says shes watching it too because of the kurtz hailing of womens rights in trumps america of course the iconic look of and made has been used by womens rights protesters across the globe which Margaret Atwood spoke about at her press conference lets see what she had to say there. Are 2 big. New. Because you. Know. Dr who are. Not typically humorous not to the political side but she also says that she wrote this book to answer many of the questions that were asked of her over the years by fans about gilliatt what answers do we get and does this follow the t. V. Series the tall well we dont want to give too much weight but i can tell you that the action of the new book takes place 15 years after the final ambiguous scene in the hand might style when it wasnt certain whether she was being liberated or imprisoned thats right and i can also tell you that the new book is told from a perspective of 3 right says none of which is offered that might disappoint some people one of them is the notoriously sadistic aunt lydia who trains that and to terrifying the role terrifying figure the other 2 are young women agnus who has grown up in the totalitarian system and daisy who lives in neighboring canada and to protests against human rights abuses in gilliatt now according to the initial reviews and the book of price surely its already been nominates only for one of the shortlisted for the book a prize they say that its a real page turner it has many breath taking turns and twists so its definitely time to get a story and i can attest a lot of a lot of the typical at woody and humor and the take home message of this of course adrian is read the books 1st across i think its for that book uprising thank you very much for coming in to tell us about the testaments russia. Well now to a Dance Company that dates back to 1609 when it was actually the court ballet of the dukes a vote the stock a modern company was formed in the early 1960 s. And from its infancy it was praised for its boundary pushing style well now it has teamed up with 3 renowned choreographers for an evening that has earned its title breathtaking. And even enough but they and 3 pods is rarely choreography its the guardian he has created a unique life tends. To be a bit. Fellow choreographer swedish to 100. 00 places the dances around the wall. And i can con a british choreographer with bangladeshi roots takes us into the world of traditional Indian Katahdin so. When this hits the drum music like we heard in the last piece puts you into a trance that. The triple bill opens with its a gully he moves his dances around like chess pieces on a board of beams of light this choreography is called he. Sounds japanese in a visit like 25 years ago in tokyo i saw the electric city. And it cause he comes up to. This name because they settle which is really the light. To the light dances followed by a chamber playing. 6 dances 3 duets playfully dance around a wall in the center off the stage to name a few on in this piece out of breath. Well it actually came from the birth of my daughter but that was very sort of problematic like most births are and but i was sort of really touched me was how close life and death was at this very moment so i maybe a month after had to make a battle. To. The dance about life death and the thin line in between to the end it. This show finishes with a whole new dance style a fusion of contemporary dance and traditional indian dance but its not about the strict that ballet dancer attended at cuttack workshop in order to perfect their moves each movement carrying a precise meaning. Like but like so theres one thats really like a flower opening and closing and enveloping and its very much oriented towards the heavens. Its a breathtaking show that lives up to its name. Finally as forest fires have raged from the arctic to the amazon this summer his art couldnt be more timely cost of d. N. A. Calls himself mr plant and as an artist from france hes actively participating in the debate about environmentalism where this all his latest installation emphasizes the symbiotic relationship between humans and trees. Its a way of showing love for nature tree huggers the title of his stuff is current work and im seeing friends. These sculptures stand for hugging or caring about nature in the trees and on ability to do they stand for a philosophy called silver therapy. So thats a kind of therapy that lets you draw strength from nature. In the city. He does the plastering and rapping at his residence for months now mr planned as he called some self has been at work on his project local people that a make plastic casts off their arms. They dont push it and its open space so i think the project is quite interesting because it calls on viewers to join in and it allowed me to create art in collaboration with the residents of and see. Soon as the plaster arms are drying the stuff he made gets them ready to attach the months. Of what i was supposed to put a vision for this project i only use moss for other artwork so i use different plants is. It always depends on the project. Says study it all for show you poise. Every arm gets a mabel with the name of the donor on it a total of 52. 00 arms will make this way. The stuff you may have for the public park where hell touch the mast of the sculptures to train. The illusion of a hog is impeccable. This art brings humanity together with nature in its own playful way. The. Message to get out there and hug some trees fall on not know our time is up so until we meet again thanks for watching all the best from us here in berlin just a toughie does it. Mean to. Kick off. Feeling seems to come down to the sands to buy ammunition and dont. Buy in those Training Camps a 100 times the man thomas champion. To bring the german football trophy. Dormant for another team quest is all. Played costs 30. 00 strong 1. 00. Oh. Welcome to the book is the game here for d. L. Translates to talk about. This coverage. Muscle we have and lets have a look at some of the other much around me still shaking in their proof the free for me so you dont want to miss to. Lose this week g. W. And im just going to brand new w. From the bottom is putting its personal device its about topics that affect us all Water PollutionClimate Change and the turning. Blue green check out. This is g. W. Newswire but from berlin tonight a shocking shake up inside the white house president paul. Controversial National Security adviser john bolton is out he says he resigned says he was following the president strongly disagreed with both its positions on the major Foreign Policy issues including talks with the taliban and the u. S. Stance