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Becoming the Iron Lady

How and when Margaret Thatcher got her famous moniker. ѿý politics researcher Jonathan Isaby on the prime minister’s fondness of her “iron lady” reputation.

Also on the programme, Spice Girl Emma Bunton on singing to Nelson Mandela.

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31 minutes

ѿý World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project