Title

French anti-Thatcher pop song and English response

Genre

News report; Music

TX Date

7 Jan 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:03

Description

Report on a controversial French pop song written about UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Includes an English song composed in response, commissioned by IRN from Instant Sunshine: Jeremy Nicholas’s song, Why Are The French So Offensive? Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jeremy Nicholas

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; UK; International relations; France; Popular music; Singers; Vocal music; IRN; Composers; Miss Maggie (song); Instant Sunshine; Jeremy Nicholas; Why Are The French So Offensive? (song); Renaud (musical artist)

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