Alastair Brian Walden (8 July 1932 – 9 May 2019) was a British journalist and broadcaster who spent over a decade as a Labour politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He was considered one of the finest political interviewers in the history of British broadcasting, tenacious and ruthless.

Jan 29, 2025 · Brian Walden was a Labour MP who represented the Birmingham constituency of All Saints for a decade from 1964. After the seat was abolished, he became the MP for Birmingham Ladywood.

May 12, 2019 · Mr Walden died following complications from emphysema at his home in St Peter Port, Guernsey, on Thursday. His widow, Hazel, said he was "always happy and got on well...

Brian and Maggie is a 2025 Channel 4 dramatisation starring Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher. Premise. The series depicts the final television interview of soon-to-be-outgoing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and journalist Brian Walden which took place in 1989, ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Brian and Maggie dramatises Brian Walden's infamous interview with Margaret Thatcher in 1989, which all but led to the prime minister's political downfall a year later.. The Channel 4 drama sees Steve Coogan portray Walden, the politician turned journalist who was known for his keen interview sense and intense questioning. While the two-part series will …

May 12, 2019 · Brian Walden, the broadcaster and former Labour MP, has died aged 86. He was best known for an interview with the-then prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1989 which helped bring about the end of her time in Downing Street.

May 14, 2019 · Brian Walden was a former Labour MP who became one of the most tenacious, penetrating, ruthless and analytical TV interviewers of his generation.

Jan 27, 2025 · Brian Walden’s rise to prominence was unusual. Born in West Bromwich in 1932, he served as the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood from 1964 until 1977, when he resigned to pursue a career in ...

May 12, 2019 · Brian Walden, a Labour MP who became a broadcaster, has died at the age of 86. He was known for his tough political interviews, including with Margaret Thatcher in 1989 when he challenged...

Alastair Brian Walden (8 July 1932 – 9 May 2019) was a British journalist and broadcaster who spent over a decade as a Labour politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He was considered one of the finest political interviewers in the history of British broadcasting, tenacious and ruthless.