Margaret Thatcher on LWT

Title

Margaret Thatcher on LWT

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Jingle

TX Date

17 Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:35:44

Description

Brian Walden interviews UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street, on London Weekend Television’s Weekend World programme, following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement on the future of Northern Ireland. She talks about the agreement; her vision and policies and leadership style; her economic and social policies and the problem of unemployment. Also includes news bulletin read by John Suchet; LWT jingle. The theme music is Nantucket Sleighride by the rock group Mountain. First half of interview only.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Brian Walden; John Suchet; LWT

Keywords

Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Ireland; UK; Great Britain; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Peace treaties; International relations; Political leadership; Economic policy; International politics; Television programmes; Prime ministers; Social policy; Peacebuilding; International instruments; Political leaders; Weekend World (television programme)

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