Transcript of an interview with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, by Jill Neville for Channel 4 APlus4 in October 1984. On 12 October 1984 the Provisional IRA detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, in advance of the Conservative Party conference, with the intention of assassinating Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. Five people were killed and thirty-one injured in the explosion but Thatcher survived the blast uninjured. In this interview, three days after the bombing, Margaret Thatcher discusses her reactions to events at Brighton and potential joint-political initiatives on the Northern Ireland issue with the Irish government.
Date of Release/Broadcast: October 1984
Name of First Interviewee: Margaret Thatcher
Role at time of Interview: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Interviewer: Jill Neville
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: Channel 4 © 2013
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: Channel 4 APlus4
Time Period covered: 1984
Key Individuals: Margaret Thatcher, Garret FitzGerald
Key Words: Brighton bombing, IRA, British government, religion, Sinn Fein