Thatcher visits distillery and makes gaffe
- Title
- Thatcher visits distillery and makes gaffe
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- 6 Sep 1985
- Year of production
- 1985
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- Duration
- 00:03:03
- Description
- Report on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to the Knockando distillery, Speyside, Scotland where she makes an unintended remark suggesting the whisky industry is resting on its laurels. Includes speech excerpt. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Margaret Thatcher
- Keywords
- Margaret Thatcher; Scotland; Business; Prime ministers; Whisky; Whisky industry; Visits; Knockando Distillery; Speyside; Distilleries
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LBC/IRN, "Thatcher visits distillery and makes gaffe". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0012400093007 (Accessed 20 Jun 2025)