When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power
Britain's first female PM, prisoners on the high seas, and the story of Takeshi's Castle
The History Hour · BBC World Service
May 5, 201849m 58s
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Show Notes
Working for Britain's first female PM, the rare story of prisoners on the high seas in WW2, plus the Children's Crusade for civil right in 60s Alabama, the origin of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the story behind the Japanese TV hit, Takeshi's Castle. Photo: British Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, with husband Denis on May 4th 1979. (Credit: John Minihan/Evening Standard/Getty Images)