Title

Margaret Thatcher profile

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:56

Description

Report documenting the career as Prime Minister of Margaret Thatcher, and touching on the highs and lows of ten years of Conservative leadership. Includes a consideration of how Thatcher’s voice and manner of speech was deliberately modified, and how the Falklands War proved a turning point in her career. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Politics; Government; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political leadership; Prime ministers

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