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
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Time Period covered: 1984
Key Individuals: Margaret Thatcher, Geoffrey Howe, Leon Brittan, Denis Thatcher