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Revolution
Andrew Marr revisits the Britain of Margaret Thatcher and comes to some surprising conclusions about the British national character.
Andrew Marr revisits the Britain of Margaret Thatcher and comes to some surprising conclusions about the British national character.
Promising to restore order, confidence and national pride, Margaret Thatcher unleashed a dramatic and divisive transformation of British society. In a period of extreme ideological polarisation, British identity was redefined by the global market, and striking miners and sections of the Trade Union movement were demonised as the enemy within. Imperial visions stirred again as the fleet sailed for the Falklands. Having won power with the promise to restore traditional British values, the Thatcher government unleashed a whirlwind of privatisation and deregulation that amounted to a cultural, economic and political revolution. Heroic national rescue operation or final act of self-destruction?
This film explores the extent to which British people are all now the children of Margaret Thatcher.
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Clip
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The Miner’s Strike - Thatcher battles the unions
Duration: 04:36
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:15
Nic Raine, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Superman
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00:16
Adam and the Ants
Prince Charming
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00:18
The Human League
Don't You Want Me
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00:29
Band of HM Royal Marines
Rule Britannia
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00:30
Madonna
Material Girl
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00:39
Pet Shop Boys
Opportunities
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00:42
Mel & Kim
FLM
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00:44
Pet Shop Boys
Shopping
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00:47
The Smiths
How Soon Is Now?
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Andrew Marr |
Producer | Chris Granlund |
Producer | Robin Dashwood |
Director | Robin Dashwood |
Broadcasts
- Tue 12 Jun 2007 21:00±«Óãtv Two except East, Wales & Yorkshire
- Tue 12 Jun 2007 23:20±«Óãtv Two Wales
- Fri 10 Aug 2007 20:00
- Sat 14 Jun 2008 21:30±«Óãtv Two except East & Yorkshire
- Fri 12 Feb 2010 19:00±«Óãtv Two England, Scotland & Northern Ireland only
- Thu 18 Dec 2014 16:25±«Óãtv Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 6 Feb 2019 21:00
- Thu 7 Feb 2019 03:00
- Mon 1 Jun 2020 20:00
- Tue 2 Jun 2020 03:00
- Tue 2 Jun 2020 17:00Red Button One
- Wed 3 Jun 2020 18:00Red Button One
- Thu 4 Jun 2020 16:00Red Button One
- Fri 5 Jun 2020 18:00Red Button One
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Margaret Thatcher's Britain
A collection of programmes exploring the life and times of the UK's first female PM.