WATCH: Margaret Thatcher was briefly resurrected at the Emmy Awards
Not sure how Gillian Anderson kept a straight face here… The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards took place on Sunday night in Los Angeles. The sky was dark, for all the stars were out. Big winners on the night included Ted Lasso, Mare of Easttown and The Crown, with Netflix’s royal drama taking home seven individual […]
4 years ago
Netflix reveals first photos of Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher in The Crown
The hit Netflix show returns on 15 November… The first images from The Crown Season Four have been released and they give us the first look at both Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana. Bad Education and The X-Files star Gillian Anderson plays Margaret Thatcher, with newcomer Emma Corrin taking the role of Princess Diana. “As the […]
5 years ago
WATCH: Phil Coulter explains why he declined an OBE from Margaret Thatcher
“Maggie Thatcher would not be my favourite politician.” Phil Coulter, the Derry composer, is deeply embedded in Irish culture as the composer of ‘Ireland’s Call’ — an alternative to Amhrán na bhFiann, used by all-Ireland sports teams, including the Irish rugby team. Coulter joined Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show last night, and told […]
7 years ago
Police say new statue of Margaret Thatcher in her own hometown needs protection from vandals
Thatcher died in 2013. A statue of the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher looks set to be placed on a 10ft-high platform to stop vandals targeting it, police say. The proposed £300,000 statue of the former Tory leader is set to be built in her home town of Grantham, Lincolnshire. The development will be […]
7 years ago