A TOWN in Essex has been dubbed the smallest in the country, and it has both amazing pubs and even a beach. Manningtree, on the River Stour, is said to be the smallest town in England by area.

It was the most unlikely of alliances. But former Labour MP and firebrand TV inquisitor Brian Walden and Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher struck up an improbable friendship forged over a ...

Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister might not seem like the most obvious inspiration for an opera, but for some she is a diva. The Rest is History podcast co-host and historian Dominic ...

Dominic Sandbrook, the prominent historian, turns his hand to the stage as librettist for ‘Mrs T’ Margaret Thatcher’s years in power are to be turned into an opera. The Iron Lady’s 11 ...

The Masked Singer UK star Grayson Perry has revealed he let his identity slip after a friend's discovery. The artist shocked fans of the ITV competition show as he was unveiled as Kingfisher on ...

Grayson Perry emerged from the underground art scene to become one of the nation's most beloved cultural commentators. Known for his vibrant ceramics, tapestries, and equally colourful alter ego ...

I was extremely surprised when my agent said there is this thing called ‘Brian and Maggie’ and it’s about Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher. I do remember Brian Walden quite well.

How do you solve a problem like Margaret Thatcher? Tom Gatti is joined by TV producer and editor Rob Burley, and the New Statesman’s TV critic Rachel Cooke. In 1989, following the shock resignation of ...

The two-part show will look at former Labour MP and broadcast journalist Brian Walden, played by Steve, and former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher, portrayed by Harriet.

Steve Coogan has sparked fears that a new Margaret Thatcher drama will be a woke whitewash after he admitted editing out a scene that was sympathetic to Britain’s first female prime minister.

Brian and Maggie is a recreation of Margaret Thatcher's final TV interview with broadcaster Brian Walden (played by Steve Coogan), which shattered their relationship. After he resigned as a Labour ...