1 day ago · Brian Walden is the subject of a new Channel 4 drama which examines his most famous interview with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Walden became disillusioned with the Labour Party by the rise of the left and in May 1975, after Margaret Thatcher was elected Conservative leader, told Conservative Chief Whip Humphrey Atkins that he could bring six Labour MPs with him in crossing the floor. [20]

1 day ago · Leading the show is Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher. You can watch Brian and Maggie at 9pm on Channel 4 on Wednesday, January 29. After that, the second and final episode will air in the same time slot on Thursday, January 30. Both episodes will become available to watch on All4 after they have aired.

2 days ago · Brian and Maggie is a recreation of Margaret Thatcher's final TV interview with broadcaster Brian Walden (played by Steve Coogan), which shattered their relationship.

Brian and Maggie is a 2025 Channel 4 dramatisation starring Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher. The series depicts the final television interview of soon-to-be-outgoing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and journalist Brian Walden which took place in 1989, and from which their friendship never recovered. [1]

2 days ago · TV presenter Brian Walden and then PM Thatcher had frequently sparred before their most famous - and final - interview on October 29th 1989. The historical meeting is the subject of Channel 4's ...

Margaret Thatcher’s decade-long premiership came to a screeching halt on October 29, 1989, when she sat down for an interview with renowned political broadcaster Brian Walden. The pair were ...

1 day ago · The writer of a new two-part series about a television interview involving Margaret Thatcher says political conversation has "changed a lot over the past 10 years". ... journalist Brian Walden and ...

3 days ago · Margaret Thatcher rarely flinched in the face of scrutiny. But one interview, aired on 29 October 1989, proved to be a turning point in her premiership. Conducted by Brian Walden, the former MP ...

3 days ago · Brian and Maggie dramatises Brian Walden's infamous interview with Margaret Thatcher in 1989, which all but led to the prime minister's political downfall a year later.. The Channel 4 drama sees Steve Coogan portray Walden, the politician turned journalist who was known for his keen interview sense and intense questioning. While the two-part series will explore the events leading up to Walden ...