In interviews ranging from 1975 to 1990, Margaret Thatcher talks about being a woman in politics, managing men and women, her response to the media attacks she received in the early days of her career and the importance of wearing the right clothes. She also recalls her memories of home, including working in her father's grocery shop, the radio and TV programmes she enjoyed (including The Two Ronnies) and following sports like cricket and tennis. 

Also mentioned are her first meeting with her future husband Denis, her worries about her son Mark when he went missing in the Sahara desert, her interest in science and her love of porcelain and sculpture. Lastly, she discusses her stamina and her worst moment as prime minister (during the Falklands War). 

Interviews include: Jimmy Young, BBC Radio 2 (first broadcast 19th February 1975); Pete Murray's Late Show, BBC Radio 2 (first broadcast 7th March 1982); Radio interview for Central Office of Information, BBC Radio (first broadcast 13th December 1985); Favourite Things, BBC One (26th July 1987); Wogan, BBC One (first broadcast 12th January 1990); Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 17th May 1990). 

Please note: due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary.