How Margaret Thatcher's life story became an opera
The Rest is History podcast co-host and historian Dominic Sandbrook is working with composer Joseph Phibbs to produce a ...
Brian and Maggie: Harriet Walter 'captures the essence' of Margaret Thatcher
Two days after the shock resignation of her chancellor, Nigel Lawson, in 1989, "Margaret Thatcher sat down for what she ...
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First ever opera about Margaret Thatcher’s time as prime minister hits the stage
The first ever opera about Margaret Thatcher’s time in office is coming to the stage. Titled Mrs T, the work will be “an ...
Why auction houses can’t get enough of Margaret Thatcher
Paintings, cartoons, brooches... Items from the former Prime Minister’s personal collection can fetch thousands ...
Margaret Thatcher’s years in power to be made into opera
Margaret Thatcher’s years in power are to be turned into an opera ...
Tory faithful still wistful for Margaret Thatcher 50 years after she became leader
Conservative Party grandees gathered in central London for a night of reflection on Thatcher's early years as leader ...
Government ‘must draw out lessons from Thatcher-era coal pit closures’
Tory MP David Simmonds urged the Government to learn ‘some of the lessons that we need to draw out’ of coal pit closures for ...
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 ...
The interview that shook Thatcher: ‘Brian and Maggie’ revisits a turning point in Britain’s political history
Margaret Thatcher rarely flinched in the face of scrutiny. But one interview, aired on 29 October 1989, proved to be a ...
Channel 4’s Mrs Thatcher drama is as deluded & venomous as you’d expect… why does it vilify the Iron Lady at every turn?
IT’S worth remembering, at least once a year, ­that Channel 4 owes its entire existence to Margaret Thatcher, who created the ...
Drama tells story of Thatcher's final TV interview
The Channel 4 show depicts Thatcher's final television interview, which took place in 1989, and the unlikely friendship ...
Brian and Maggie: who plays who in the new Margaret Thatcher drama?
Brian and Maggie: who plays who in the new Margaret Thatcher drama? - The show, which tells the story of a contentious TV ...