Brian and Maggie: Harriet Walter 'captures the essence' of Margaret Thatcher
The interview is the subject of this two-part Channel 4 drama by James Graham, and starring Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan.
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Margaret Thatcher’s years in power to be made into opera
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 ...
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Margaret Thatcher: GB News marks 50th anniversary of becoming Conservative leader
GB News reporter Adam Cherry reflects on the life and career of Margaret Thatcher, as today marks 50 years since becoming Conservative Party leader.WATCH ABOVE.
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How Margaret Thatcher's life story became an opera
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 ...
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The art of power...Margaret Thatcher's favourite painting of herself is sold for £42,000
A portrait of Margaret Thatcher by the Scottish artist Anne Mackintosh has sold for £42,000 at auction. The oil canvas from the late Prime Minister’s personal collection was her favourite ...
New Statesman11d
Beg borrow or steel
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 ...
Daily Express10d
Margaret Thatcher auction proves she had 'sense of humour'
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 ...
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First ever opera about Margaret Thatcher’s time as prime minister hits the stage
This will be his first foray into the world of opera and the combination of the complex politics of Thatcher’s inner circle and Sandbrook’s expertise will likely make a fascinating and entertaining ...
The Financial Times10d
Labour’s parallels with Margaret Thatcher may be more than just rhetoric
I’m standing in for Stephen today while he’s away. The first time Keir Starmer invoked former prime minister Margaret Thatcher it set the cat among the pigeons. It was December 2023 and the ...
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Why auction houses can’t get enough of Margaret Thatcher
Following her death in 2013, the first Thatcher sale was staged by Christie’s two years later when bidders piled in from 41 different countries on five continents to compete for 165 lots which ...
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Margaret Thatcher’s impact was monumental, and left an indelible mark on history, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
Today marks 50 years since Margaret Thatcher became Leader of the Conservative Party, the first female leader of a major political party in the Western world. When she became the Tory leader in ...