Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister might not seem like the most obvious inspiration for an opera, but for some she is a diva. The Rest is History podcast co-host and historian Dominic ...
Dominic Sandbrook, the prominent historian, turns his hand to the stage as librettist for ‘Mrs T’ Margaret Thatcher’s years in power are to be turned into an opera. The Iron Lady’s 11 ...
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher "really lends herself to operatic treatment", according to producers Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister might not seem like the most obvious ...
The two-part show will look at former Labour MP and broadcast journalist Brian Walden, played by Steve, and former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher, portrayed by Harriet.
I was extremely surprised when my agent said there is this thing called ‘Brian and Maggie’ and it’s about Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher. I do remember Brian Walden quite well.
Steve Coogan has sparked fears that a new Margaret Thatcher drama will be a woke whitewash after he admitted editing out a scene that was sympathetic to Britain’s first female prime minister.
The then-prime minister, Margaret Thatcher ... and the Sea Dart missiles (1981) were delivered to the junta under the Thatcher government. Just before leaving office in 1979, the Labour government ...
Brian and Maggie is a recreation of Margaret Thatcher's final TV interview with broadcaster Brian Walden (played by Steve Coogan), which shattered their relationship. After he resigned as a Labour ...
How do you solve a problem like Margaret Thatcher? Tom Gatti is joined by TV producer and editor Rob Burley, and the New Statesman’s TV critic Rachel Cooke. In 1989, following the shock resignation of ...
A sale of items belonging to Margaret Thatcher reveals her sense of humour, the auctioneer has said. The former Conservative prime minister collected satirical cartoons by newspaper artists about ...
Harriet Walter never met Margaret Thatcher ... I decided to swallow hard and go for it.” Jumping on board, she immersed herself in Thatcher’s clothes, mannerisms and voice, but Walter demurs ...