Talks & Lectures Charles Moore & Kate Ehrman – The Fall of Margaret Thatcher: A Whodunnit

Love her or loathe her, Margaret Thatcher more than made her mark on the UK’s political and social history. Today’s special Festival event commemorates the centenary of her birth in 1925.

Charles Moore is the authorised biographer of Margaret Thatcher. His final volume, Herself Alone, was published in 2019.

For his Literature Festival appearance, Charles will give a semi-dramatisation of Margaret Thatcher’s last three days in office. Partly a voicing of the characters with Kate Ehrman, combined with illustrated narrative and explanation, this event will give a fascinating insight on the critical moments prior to the Prime Minister’s resignation based on Moore’s unique access to Thatcher herself, her papers and her closest associates.

Charles Moore has been the Editor of The Spectator, The Sunday Telegraph and The Daily Telegraph. He continues as a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and The Spectator. He was created Lord Moore of Etchingham in 2020.

Kate Ehrman was formerly on the editorial staff of The Spectator and assisted Charles Moore in the preparation of all three volumes of his biography of Margaret Thatcher. She writes book reviews for The Oldie and also works for Garsington Opera.