General Election 1979: 'The Nation Decides' - Alastair Burnet and Peter Snow present coverage of the 1979 general election which culminates in Margaret Thatcher becoming the first female Prime ...

Marking the 30th anniversary of the 1979 General Election, BBC Parliament offers viewers the chance to relive the historic moment when Margaret Thatcher swept into power. The 1974-1979 Parliament had ...

Britain’s general election in 1979 is without doubt the most consequential since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative ...