He was known for interviews of politicians, especially Margaret Thatcher. He was said to be her favourite interviewer, [ 4 ] although he gave her tough interviews. [ 5 ] Born in West Bromwich, Walden was the son of a glassworker and attended West Bromwich Grammar School.

Jan 29, 2025 · Brian and Maggie delves into how a single television interview by ex-Labour MP Brian Walden (Steve Coogan) led to the downfall of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Harriet Walter).

Jan 7, 2025 · When Brian Walden met Margaret Thatcher, UK Prime Minister, in the mid-1970s, it led to bosses at Channel 4 describing them as “two old friends” in an article about the impending TV drama.

Jan 30, 2025 · The writer of a new two-part series about a television interview involving Margaret Thatcher says political conversation has "changed a lot over the past 10 years".

Jan 29, 2025 · In 1989 Brian Walden interviewed Margaret Thatcher, find out how you can watch the real interview that inspired Channel 4's Brian and Maggie.

Brian and Maggie is a 2025 Channel 4 dramatisation starring Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher. The series depicts the final television interview of soon-to-be-outgoing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and journalist Brian Walden which took place in 1989, and from which their friendship never recovered. [1]

Jan 27, 2025 · Margaret Thatcher rarely flinched in the face of scrutiny. But one interview, aired on 29 October 1989, proved to be a turning point in her premiership. Conducted by Brian Walden, the...

Jan 28, 2025 · Brian and Maggie dramatises Brian Walden's infamous interview with Margaret Thatcher in 1989, which all but led to the prime minister's political downfall a year later. The Channel 4...

Some said this fiery political exchange in 1989 precipitated Margaret Thatcher's downfall. The man asking the questions? Former ITV broadcaster Brian Walden, who died at the age of 86 on Sunday.

Jan 28, 2025 · Margaret Thatcher ’s decade-long premiership came to a screeching halt on October 29, 1989, when she sat down for an interview with renowned political broadcaster Brian Walden. The pair were...