Margaret Thatcher - Everything She Wants

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20151005

In the aftermath of the Falklands victory, Margaret Thatcher's stock was rising. This period of almost five years, up to the 1987 election, could be described as her golden years. With a decisive majority and a pre-eminent place on the world stage she could truly begin to make her mark.

Charles Moore was authorised by Margaret Thatcher to write her biography on the condition that it was published after her death. She also encouraged her former staff and colleagues to readily offer their recollections, diaries and memoirs of their time working with and for her.

This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama.

Episode 1:

Margaret Thatcher tackles the problem of Hong Kong.

Music :

The music used to frame this series reflects the title of the book. As the author writes, 'I have called this book Everything She Wants - the title of a song of the time by Wham! - because it expresses Mrs Thatcher's appetite for achievement and change and the degree to which she was the commanding personality of the era; but, hard as she fought for everything she wanted, this was not always what she got.

Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984

Read by Nicholas Farrell

20151006

This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama.

Episode 2:

A momentous lunch at Chequers turns into a meeting with 'a man we can do business with'.

Music :

Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984

Read by Nicholas Farrell

20151007

This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama.

Episode 3:

Arthur Scargill vs Margaret Thatcher.

Music :

Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984

Read by Nicholas Farrell

Charles Moore on Arthur Scargill v Margaret Thatcher and the 1984 miners' strike.

20151008

This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama.

Episode 4:

The Iron Lady and the Queen.

Music :

Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984

Read by Nicholas Farrell

The Iron Lady and the Queen beg to differ over the Commonwealth and South Africa.

05 LAST

20151009

This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama.

Episode 5:

What was she really like?

Music :

Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984

Read by Nicholas Farrell

Charles Moore asks what Margaret Thatcher was really like.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20151005	In the aftermath of the Falklands victory, Margaret Thatcher's stock was rising. This period of almost five years, up to the 1987 election, could be described as her golden years. With a decisive majority and a pre-eminent place on the world stage she could truly begin to make her mark. Charles Moore was authorised by Margaret Thatcher to write her biography on the condition that it was published after her death. She also encouraged her former staff and colleagues to readily offer their recollections, diaries and memoirs of their time working with and for her. This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama. Episode 1: Margaret Thatcher tackles the problem of Hong Kong. Music : The music used to frame this series reflects the title of the book. As the author writes, 'I have called this book Everything She Wants - the title of a song of the time by Wham! - because it expresses Mrs Thatcher's appetite for achievement and change and the degree to which she was the commanding personality of the era; but, hard as she fought for everything she wanted, this was not always what she got. Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984 Read by Nicholas Farrell
02	20151006	In the aftermath of the Falklands victory, Margaret Thatcher's stock was rising. This period of almost five years, up to the 1987 election, could be described as her golden years. With a decisive majority and a pre-eminent place on the world stage she could truly begin to make her mark. Charles Moore was authorised by Margaret Thatcher to write her biography on the condition that it was published after her death. She also encouraged her former staff and colleagues to readily offer their recollections, diaries and memoirs of their time working with and for her. This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama. Episode 2: A momentous lunch at Chequers turns into a meeting with 'a man we can do business with'. Music : The music used to frame this series reflects the title of the book. As the author writes, 'I have called this book Everything She Wants - the title of a song of the time by Wham! - because it expresses Mrs Thatcher's appetite for achievement and change and the degree to which she was the commanding personality of the era; but, hard as she fought for everything she wanted, this was not always what she got. Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984 Read by Nicholas Farrell
03	20151007	In the aftermath of the Falklands victory, Margaret Thatcher's stock was rising. This period of almost five years, up to the 1987 election, could be described as her golden years. With a decisive majority and a pre-eminent place on the world stage she could truly begin to make her mark. Charles Moore was authorised by Margaret Thatcher to write her biography on the condition that it was published after her death. She also encouraged her former staff and colleagues to readily offer their recollections, diaries and memoirs of their time working with and for her. This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama. Episode 3: Arthur Scargill vs Margaret Thatcher. Music : The music used to frame this series reflects the title of the book. As the author writes, 'I have called this book Everything She Wants - the title of a song of the time by Wham! - because it expresses Mrs Thatcher's appetite for achievement and change and the degree to which she was the commanding personality of the era; but, hard as she fought for everything she wanted, this was not always what she got. Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984 Read by Nicholas Farrell Charles Moore on Arthur Scargill v Margaret Thatcher and the 1984 miners' strike.
04	20151008	In the aftermath of the Falklands victory, Margaret Thatcher's stock was rising. This period of almost five years, up to the 1987 election, could be described as her golden years. With a decisive majority and a pre-eminent place on the world stage she could truly begin to make her mark. Charles Moore was authorised by Margaret Thatcher to write her biography on the condition that it was published after her death. She also encouraged her former staff and colleagues to readily offer their recollections, diaries and memoirs of their time working with and for her. This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama. Episode 4: The Iron Lady and the Queen. Music : The music used to frame this series reflects the title of the book. As the author writes, 'I have called this book Everything She Wants - the title of a song of the time by Wham! - because it expresses Mrs Thatcher's appetite for achievement and change and the degree to which she was the commanding personality of the era; but, hard as she fought for everything she wanted, this was not always what she got. Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984 Read by Nicholas Farrell The Iron Lady and the Queen beg to differ over the Commonwealth and South Africa.
05 LAST	20151009	In the aftermath of the Falklands victory, Margaret Thatcher's stock was rising. This period of almost five years, up to the 1987 election, could be described as her golden years. With a decisive majority and a pre-eminent place on the world stage she could truly begin to make her mark. Charles Moore was authorised by Margaret Thatcher to write her biography on the condition that it was published after her death. She also encouraged her former staff and colleagues to readily offer their recollections, diaries and memoirs of their time working with and for her. This abridgement for Radio 4 of his second volume offers a series of windows onto the key events of her second term - a term that was packed with challenges and drama. Episode 5: What was she really like? Music : The music used to frame this series reflects the title of the book. As the author writes, 'I have called this book Everything She Wants - the title of a song of the time by Wham! - because it expresses Mrs Thatcher's appetite for achievement and change and the degree to which she was the commanding personality of the era; but, hard as she fought for everything she wanted, this was not always what she got. Track: 'Everything She Wants' from the Wham! album Make it Big, 1984 Read by Nicholas Farrell Charles Moore asks what Margaret Thatcher was really like.