Jeffrey Archer tribute following death of Lord Nicholas Ridley

Title

Jeffrey Archer tribute following death of Lord Nicholas Ridley

Genre

Interview; Tribute

TX Date

6 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:21

Description

Steve Jones telephone interview with Lord Archer, Jeffrey Archer, following the death from lung cancer of former Conservative minister Lord Nicholas Ridley at the age of 64. On Ridley’s talents as a politician and watercolour painter and memoir writer; former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s praise for him as a minister; his sudden death shortly after his maiden speech in the House of Lords; and his disappointment over never becoming Chancellor.

Contributors

Jeffrey Archer; Steve Jones

Keywords

Deaths; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Politicians; Cabinet ministers; Nicholas Ridley; Lung cancer

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