Beeb to air five part Margaret Thatcher documentary
Marking 40 years since Britain’s first female prime minister rocketed to power in 1979, the BBC is to air the defining story of Margaret Thatcher.
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BBC Parliament to air six part series on British Prime Ministers
BBC Parliament is to air a six part series featuring Steve Richards looking at six of the most recent out of office British Prime Ministers.
Editor Reports: BBC Radio 1 To Play Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead?
BBC Radio 1 is set to play Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, from the 1939 cult film the Wizard of Oz, as the song enters the Top Ten UK singles chart.
‘Anti Thatcher’ Song On Track For Top 10
There is a right ‘ding dong’ going on over a protest song celebrating the death of former PM Margaret Thatcher. The online campaign to get Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead in the UK singles charts, in response to the death of the former P.M Margaret Thatcher, is on track according to mid-week sales figures.
Glenda Jackson attacks Margaret Thatcher’s reign
Glenda Jackson has hit-out at former PM Margaret Thatcher at a ‘tribute’ sitting in the House of Commons. The Oscar-winning actress – turned MP – attacked the former PM’s time in power and the effect it had on many parts of Britain that were not ‘Tory rich’ and warned Britain appears to be heading back to a world of “greed, selfishness, no care for the weaker, sharp elbows, sharp knees”
Lady Thatcher’s death fails to rate
News and documentaries concerning the life and death of former British Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher failed to pull in significant viewers yesterday.
Lara Pulver and Rupert Evans Join Sky Atlantic’s Fleming
Sky Atlantic has revealed more casting details about its forthcoming biopic on James Bond creator Ian Fleming which will star Dominic Cooper in the title role.
John Witherow Made Acting Editor Of The Times
John Witherow has been made acting editor of The Times newspaper.
Dancing On Ice Returns With Nearly 8 Million Viewers
Ratings round-up for the weekend.
Editor Reports: Margaret Thatcher in Spitting Image
Its a latex celebration which was a Spitting Image of the real thing courtesy of Central Television and ITV back in the 1980s and early 90s.