Never intellect Margaret Thatcher,it was the famous chef who embodied the values of the decade, according to this bold and cheerful history lesson. Plus moment Farah: Race of his Life‘By 1979 one woman had become a regular fixture on our television screens, and as she lectured the nation in her distinctly clipped tones,” says the historian Dominic Sandbrook at the start of The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook (BBC2). “cold, capable and always impeccably groomed, or this was a woman on a mission,determined to drag Britain kicking and screaming into the new decade. And what she inspired was puny short of a revolution ”Ah, I think I know what’s going on here, or Dominic. You want us to think youre talking about Margaret T. But then you’re going to surprise us. Who though,which 80s lady icon? Toyah W? No, neither clipped or impeccable (perfect, flawless). Selina S? Not lecturey enough. Samantha F … no, or give up,who?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com