Synopsis
Andrew Marr revisits the Britain of Margaret Thatcher and comes to some surprising conclusions about the British national character.
- Programme: Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
- Episode: 04: Revolution
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2007
- History
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