General Election - Thatcher at Alton Towers
- Title
- General Election - Thatcher at Alton Towers
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
- TX Date
- 4 Jun 1987
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:03:25
- Description
- Report on visit to Alton Towers in Staffordshire, by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (04/06/87) during the Conservative Party campaign for the 1987 General Election. Includes vox pop with protesters and interview with Ron Sharp(?), driver of campaign bus. Reporter not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).
- Contributors
- Mark Mardell?; Ron Sharp(?)
- Keywords
- Elections; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political parties; General elections; Election campaigns; Staffordshire; Alton Towers
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LBC/IRN, "General Election - Thatcher at Alton Towers". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0048c00126005 (Accessed 05 Jul 2026)