Brian and Maggie: Harriet Walter 'captures the essence' of Margaret Thatcher
The interview is the subject of this two-part Channel 4 drama by James Graham, and starring Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan.
Margaret Thatcher’s years in power to be made into opera
Margaret Thatcher’s years in power are to be turned into an opera ...
Alan Cumming or Claudia W, who is the best Traitors host? No contest
Just as some will forever think Terry Wogan the master of Eurovision and Graham Norton the verbal sorcerer’s apprentice, so it is with ...
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Brian and Maggie: Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter talk going head-to-head in new Margaret Thatcher drama
Channel 4's two-parter dramatises the interview which ultimately marked the beginning of the end of Thatcherism.
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Ashfield writer behind Channel 4's Margaret Thatcher docuseries
New Channel 4 docuseries ‘Brian and Maggie’ was written by James Graham, an RTS award-winner from Ashfield – which is based on Rob Burley's book, ‘Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?: Searching for ...
Brian and Maggie viewers praise 'superb, gripping' Channel 4 docudrama
The Channel 4 drama starring Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan followed the infamous political interview between Margaret ...
Drama tells story of Thatcher's final TV interview
The Channel 4 show depicts Thatcher's final television interview, which took place in 1989, and the unlikely friendship ...
Steve Coogan's life off-screen from rock star fling to famous daughter
Steve Coogan is a British actor and comedian and is best known for his role as the fictional radio and television presenter Alan Partridge, but has also starred in a number of films ...
Channel 4’s Mrs Thatcher drama is as deluded & venomous as you’d expect… why does it vilify the Iron Lady at every turn?
IT’S worth remembering, at least once a year, ­that Channel 4 owes its entire existence to Margaret Thatcher, who created the ...
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Brian and Maggie shows Rachel Reeves is taking the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher comes across as surprisingly sympathetic in Channel 4 drama Brian and Maggie – but why are Labour repeating ...
Steve Coogan reveals cut Brian and Maggie scene that was "too kind"
Well, Coogan was pressed on the scene in question at a screening of the series. When asked what the scene actually was, Coogan revealed: “I think it was the line where [Brian] s ...