Memo from Joanne Symons on Mrs Thatcher

This memo, written two years before Margaret Thatcher became an MP, recommends her as a suitable professional woman to appear on television. Her skills as a speaker and attractive appearance are both considered appropriate for such a venture.

Subsequent to this memo, Margaret Thatcher was interviewed on the programme 'Your Own Time', which was broadcast on 29 January 1958 and was described in the 'Radio Times' as a 'light-hearted programme for younger women'. Margaret Thatcher spoke in her capacity as a barrister in a discussion entitled 'It's a Woman's World'. The programme no longer exists in the BBC's archives.