Thatcher & Reagan

Season 1

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher helped to create the 'special relationship' between the UK and the USA. Despite differing personalities, they forged a very close bond. But what lay behind their mutual attraction? In this fascinating BBC history documentary, Thatcher's official biographer Charles Moore uses eyewitnesses and secret papers to get under the skin of the Thatcher/Reagan dynamic.

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S1 E1 - Episode 1
April 2, 2022
51min
TV-G
How did the affectionate relationship between the UK's 'Iron Lady' and America's avuncular, charismatic President develop? In this captivating BBC history documentary, Margaret Thatcher's official biographer Charles Moore investigates her friendship with Ronald Reagan which altered the course of world history. Was it ideology, personality or something else that cemented their burgeoning alliance?
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S1 E2 - Episode 2
April 9, 2022
51min
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Did the close ties between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan accelerate the end of the Cold War and the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union? As this absorbing BBC history documentary concludes, Thatcher's official biographer Charles Moore looks at the triumphs, and conflicts, between the two world leaders. How did this very special relationship shape the world as we see it today?
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