Panorama - Mrs Thatcher
Amid the controversy over new policies for comprehensive schools, Panorama follows Margaret Thatcher during an average day as minister of state for education. The programme includes footage of Mrs Thatcher at her homes in Kent and Chelsea, a visit to Highbury Grove Comprehensive School in Islington and an extensive interview.
The head teacher at Highbury Grove school at the time of Margaret Thatcher's visit was Rhodes Boyson.
Mr Boyson was then a Conservative councillor and became MP for Brent North in 1974. Despite disagreeing with Mrs Thatcher over the issue of comprehensive schools, Mr Boyson became a strong advocate of Thatcherite politics and a minister in her government in the 1980s.
