Skip to main content
Peace Process History

Interview with Margaret Thatcher by Gill Nevill for Channel 4 APlus4 in October 1984

Published:

Transcript of an interview with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, by Jill Neville for Channel 4 APlus4 in October 1984. On 12 October 1984 the Provisional IRA detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, in advance of the Conservative Party conference, with the intention of assassinating Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. Five people were killed and thirty-one injured in the explosion but Thatcher survived the blast uninjured. In this interview, three days after the bombing, Margaret Thatcher discusses her reactions to events at Brighton and potential joint-political initiatives on the Northern Ireland issue with the Irish government.

Date of Release/Broadcast: October 1984

Name of First Interviewee: Margaret Thatcher

Role at time of Interview: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Interviewer: Jill Neville

Purpose: News

Media: Transcript

Copyright: Channel 4 © 2013

Link: Read the transcript

Programme/Book/Article: Channel 4 APlus4

Time Period covered: 1984

Key Individuals: Margaret Thatcher, Garret FitzGerald

Key Words: Brighton bombing, IRA, British government, religion, Sinn Fein

 

 

Back to top