{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/679fc9beb1d5e920959b505e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How do you solve a problem like Margaret Thatcher?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1738525053828-73a29dbd-dfe2-4903-8cf2-e70c10d6a0b8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In 1989, following the shock resignation of the chancellor, Nigel Lawson, Margaret Thatcher sat down with veteran broadcaster, friend, and former Labour MP Brian Walden for a 45 minute interview. It was a disastrous encounter for Thatcher, that ultimately spelled the beginning of the end of her 10 years in power –&nbsp;a year later she resigned.</p><p><br></p><p>The story behind this is told by Rob Burley in his book <em>Why is this Lying Bastard Lying to Me? Searching for the Truth on Political TV </em>–&nbsp;which has now been adapted into a two part dramatisation, Brian and Maggie, starring Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter. The show raises bigger questions, too: why does the political interview matter? And how do you solve the riddle of Margaret Thatcher on screen?</p><p><br></p><p>Tom Gatti is joined by TV producer and editor Rob Burley, and the New Statesman’s TV critic - Rachel Cooke.</p><p><br></p><p>Read: <a href=\"http://newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2025/01/the-riddle-of-margaret-thatcher\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Cooke's review</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}