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The New Elizabethans - Margaret Thatcher - BBC Sounds

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The New Elizabethans

Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher

Released On: 13 Aug 2012

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James Naughtie considers the longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century.

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