The New Yorker

When a Crackdown Involving the I.R.A. Backfired, Comically, in “The Ban”

In 1988, when the British government declared that the voices of Sinn Féin or I.R.A. leaders were not to be heard, ...
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‘Brian and Maggie' Review: Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter Shine in PBS' Stephen Frears-Directed Drama About a Pivotal Margaret Thatcher Interview

Brian and Maggie, PBS' Stephen Frears-directed dramatization of the famously contentious 1989 interview of U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher by broadcast journalist Brian Walden, ends with a ...
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Brian and Maggie: Everything You Need to Know

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 ...
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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 ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Brian and Maggie’ Review: Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter Shine in PBS’ Stephen Frears-Directed Drama About a Pivotal Margaret Thatcher Interview

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 ...