In 1989, two old friends — highly-respected political journalist Brian Walden and long-standing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — sat down for a television interview. Unbeknownst to both of ...

Two days after the shock resignation of her chancellor, Nigel Lawson, in 1989, "Margaret Thatcher sat down for what she thought would be a straightforward TV interview", said Dan Einav in the ...

Frears ('The Queen') helms this two-part miniseries revolving around a 1989 interview of the U.K. prime minister by her onetime friend, broadcast reporter Brian Walden. By Angie Han Television Critic ...

In December 2019, at the end of an interview with Nigel Farage – then the leader of the Brexit Party – the BBC’s Andrew Neil turned to the camera and addressed the prime minister, Boris Johnson. “No ...

Premieres Sundays, Oct. 5 and 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ 1989. When two old friends - the “much feared inquisitor” Brian Walden and “Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher - come together ...

Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher sit for one of the most famous interviews of all time. 1989. Two old friends, politician-turned-journalist Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, sit for ...

Politician-turned-journalist Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher—face off in one of the most iconic political exchanges ever. Two friends, one interview, and a scandalous showdown! What ...

Unsaid but understood is the notion that we’re all the poorer for this fact. “Now it’s all breakfast TV bollocks: cozy chit-chats on the sofa, five minutes long, questions unanswered, politicians ...