Blessed be the fruit. May the Lord be open.

I am so traumatised, I will either

A. go and lie down in a dark room

or

B. go up to The Troxy and see a Chorus of London Gay Men singing .

I have just watched the final episode of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, and although having read the book in 1986, I was left completely shell-shocked. Apart from ‘The Bridge’ and the final episode of Crossroads in 1988 ,The Handmaid’s tale was the most powerful thing I have ever seen on TV .

I’ve opted for option B