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Interview with Margaret Thatcher by John Cole for the BBC on 12 October 1984

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Transcript of an interview with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, by John Cole for the BBC on 12 October 1984. Just over one hour earlier the Brighton bomb had exploded ahead of the Conservative Party conference later that day, killing five people. In this brief interview Thatcher gave her immediate reaction to the event.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 12 October 1984

Name of First Interviewee: Margaret Thatcher

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

Interviewer: John Cole

Purpose: News

Media: Audio, Audiovisual, Transcript

Copyright: © Margaret Thatcher Foundation 2012 and BBC

Link: Access this resource  

Time Period covered: 1984

Key Individuals: Margaret Thatcher, Geoffrey Howe, Leon Brittan, Denis Thatcher

 

 

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