Thatcher

Love her or hate her, it is 30 years since Margaret Thatcher began her 10 year reign as Prime Minister.

The BBC have been showing a number of programmes to mark their date.

One of these was Margaret, which was a one off drama portraying Thatcher's final days in power. The two-hour drama could be seen last Thursday night (February 26).

Geoffrey Howe started the coup when he sensationally resigned in the House of Commons and then the film slowly but surely showed how the power slipped from Thatcher's grasp.

There were some big names in this cast and they included Robert Hardy, Ian McDiarmid and James Fox.

Lindsay Duncan was also excellent as Margaret Thatcher.

Some interesting points to come out of the drama - though how true they were I don't know – were the fact Margaret Thatcher did not have a sense of humour.

The other was how big a role John Major played in Thatcher's downfall. He only put his name forward for the leader's position after Thatcher stood down.

The other drama was Margaret Thacher – The Long Walk to Finchley.

This shows Thatcher's battle to become an MP in the 1950s. Thatcher experienced a number of setbacks before she finally won the seat of Finchley.