Saturday Superstore (partially found episode featuring Margaret Thatcher of British children's TV series; 1987)
Thatcher taking a question from Alison Standfast
Status: Partially Found
Saturday Superstore was a British children's TV show that aired from 2 October 1982 to 18 April 1987.[1] It was broadcast each Saturday morning. The show featured a number of guests each episode, the most notable of which being Margaret Thatcher, then Prime Minister of the UK.
Episode
The episode featuring Thatcher was broadcast on 10 January 1987, in the build-up to the 1987 general election.[2] Saturday Superstore typically ran for 195 minutes per episode.[3] In the episode, Thatcher was asked questions by children, most famously one from Alison Standfast, who asked "In the event of a nuclear war, where will you be?" The episode also featured Mike Read, Keith Chegwin, Sarah Greene, Vicky Licorish, John Craven, Nicola Davies, Gorden Kaye, Terry Nutkins, Chris Packham, and Peter Simon.[4]
Preservation Status
A compilation of clips available exists, totalling 2:48 (although as these clips have been taken from news reports and documentaries, it contains 57 seconds of documentary footage).[5] A transcript exists, but it cuts out the Pop Panel section of the programme.[2] A news report of the episode totalling 1:11 also exists.[6]
Gallery
Transcript of the episode (omitting Pop Panel section) from Margaret Thatcher Foundation
News report of the episode from BBC Archive on Twitter
References
- ↑ BBC Cult - Saturday Superstore. Retrieved 19 Mar '22
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Margaret Thatcher Foundation - TV Interview for BBC1 Saturday Superstore Retrieved 19 Mar '22
- ↑ TV Maze - Saturday Superstore Retrieved 19 Mar '22
- ↑ IMDb - Saturday SuperStore Episode #5.16 Retrieved 19 Mar '22
- ↑ YouTube - Margaret Thatcher on Saturday Superstore (edits) | 10/01/1987 Retrieved 19 Mar '22
- ↑ BBC Archive on Twitter Retrieved 19 Mar '22