Steve Coogan shines in Brian and Maggie, a love letter to the political interview - 4/5 In his latest TV show, writer James Graham turns his attention to the 1989 showdown between journalist Brian Wal ...
But Steve Coogan says the character he originally brought to life for 1991 radio show On The Hour - a spoof current affairs series hosted by the fictional Partridge - eventually felt like an ...
Steve Coogan has revealed ... schools or in the community. Coogan, who was a 10-year-old living in Manchester when Thatcher came into power in 1979, said in a new interview: “Of course I had ...
about the history of the political interview. In that book, he came across this quite meaningful friendship between Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher which he said was quite an interesting story.
On the morning Steve ... interview unlocks. It asks questions of the relationship between the protagonists. And whether in all powerful interviews there are the seeds of betrayal. Coogan plays ...
It’s 1989 and Brian Walden (Steve Coogan) is Britain’s pre-eminent political interviewer. His next interview is with the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher (Harriet Walter), who he has known ...