The Queen finds herself at odds with her Prime Minister as Margaret Thatcher refuses to join the 48 other Commonwealth nations in backing sanctions on Apartheid South Africa. The Queen and Thatcher come to blows over the issue, and their fallout becomes public knowledge after the story is leaked to the press frominside the palace.
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Jan 2024
Episode 10: Sleep Dearie Sleep
After thirty years together, Charles decides the time has come to propose to Camilla but can’t do so without his mother’s permission. The Queen seeks the approval of the church, state, and Charles’s sons before giving her sign off to the marriage but having been unsettled by disc ... Show More
1h 2m
Nov 2020
#111 - QDM de Poche - La série "The Crown" de Peter Morgan
La saison 4 The Crown, la série qui retrace la vie de la reine Elisabeth II, est sortie sur Netflix ! Si les avis sont partagés, l’engouement du public semble rester majoritaire.Pourquoi cette série historique provoque-t-elle autant de passion chez son public? Comment s’articule ... Show More
26m 41s
Feb 2023
49 days of Liz Truss: The inside story
Host Ailbhe Rea tells the inside story of Liz Truss' chaotic, historic 49 days in No. 10 Downing Street, via candid interviews with those in the room where it happened. Speaking publicly for the first time about that turbulent period, Truss' former special adviser Hugh Bennett an ... Show More
58m 36s
Mar 2024
The Belgrano Diary: Half a Million Sheep Can't Be Wrong
When Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher sends a huge flotilla on an 8000-mile rescue mission – to save a forgotten remnant of the empire, and her premiership. Onboard the nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror, Lieutenant Narendra Sethia starts to keep a diary.
Th ... Show More
31m 42s
Feb 2024
26. Mary Surratt - Assassinating a President
Lucy Worsley travels back in time to revisit the unthinkable crimes of 19th century murderesses from the UK, Australia and North America.In this episode Lucy is joined by Evy Poumpouras, former special agent with the Secret Service, where she protected five US presidents as part ... Show More
27m 57s