Margaret Thatcher



Thatcher - A Very British Revolution episode 5 - Downfall

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 5 – Downfall

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 5 – Downfall: Mrs Thatcher’s leadership style and judgement on Europe and the poll tax create splits in her cabinet and public anger, leading to the challenge that ends in her dramatic downfall. In episode five of the series covers the period after the 1987 election when Mrs Thatcher secured a third term

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Thatcher - A Very British Revolution episode 4 - That Bloody Woman

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 4 – That Bloody Woman

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 4 – That Bloody Woman: As Mrs Thatcher’s government transforms the British economy, tensions erupt within her inner circle and personal relationships in her own family are exposed. In episode four of the series Mrs Thatcher and her government seek to transform the British economy with far reaching consequences. Tensions surface amongst her

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Thatcher - A Very British Revolution episode 3 - Enemies

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 3 – Enemies

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 3 – Enemies: The third episode sees Mrs Thatcher plunged into dramatic conflicts with determined enemies that will define her premiership and her legacy. Against a backdrop of economic downturn Mrs Thatcher is struggling in the opinion polls and is labelled the “least popular prime minister since polling began” but her public image

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Thatcher - A Very British Revolution episode 2 - Power

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 2 – Power

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 2 – Power:  Mrs Thatcher’s victory in the 1979 general election propels her into power as Britain’s first female prime minister. On the steps of Downing Street she promises “hope” and “harmony” but her first two years are characterised by disruption and division. Her first cabinet is split between a small group who

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Thatcher - A Very British Revolution episode 1 - Making Margaret

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 1 – Making Margaret

Thatcher – A Very British Revolution episode 1 – Making Margaret: In the first episode of this series charting the irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher, her inner circle reveals how Margaret Thatcher manages to overcome her outsider status to become a prominent political figure in Britain. After a controversial policy has the press label her the ‘Milk-snatcher’

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