Coogan, who stars as Brian Walden, is the executive producer on the show and originally approached Channel 4 with the idea.

Margaret Thatcher rarely flinched in the face of scrutiny. But one interview, aired on 29 October 1989, proved to be a turning point in her premiership. Conducted by Brian Walden, the former MP ...

It’s 1989 and Brian Walden (Steve Coogan) is Britain’s pre-eminent political interviewer. His next interview is with the ...

Brian Walden’s rise to prominence was unusual. Born in West Bromwich in 1932, he served as the Labour MP for Birmingham ...

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.

And he’s at it again in Brian and Maggie, where he plays broadcaster Brian Walden, who presented a long-form political ...

Brian and Maggie: Steve Coogan reveals the one thing he admires about Margaret Thatcher Dubbed the interview that destroyed the Iron Lady's career, Labour MP turned journalist Brian Walden's ...

Speaking of the two-part drama, Channel 4 said: “When two old friends, the 'much feared inquisitor', Brian Walden (Steve Coogan), and 'Iron Lady' Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher (Harriet ...

Walden, meanwhile, moved from The Walden Show to a new ITV show called Walden, and continued his career in journalism. He died in 2019 at his home in Guernsey. Brian and Maggie will air on Channel ...