Alastair Brian Walden (July 8, 1932 - May 9, 2019) - British journalist, member of the British Parliament for 10 years. He was one of the best political interviewers in the history of British broadcasting. He won broadcast awards, including the BAFTA Richard Dimbleby Award in 1986, and in 1991 was named the Person of ITV of the Year. He was known for interviewing politicians, especially Margaret Thatcher. [1] .
| Alastair Brian Walden | |
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| Date of Birth | July 8, 1932 |
| Place of Birth | West Bromage , UK |
| Date of death | May 9, 2019 (86 years old) |
| A place of death | Guernsey , UK |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | politician, parliamentarian, journalist |
| Education | Oxford University |
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| Awards | BAFTA Richard Dimbleby Award (1986) |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Personal life
- 2 notes
- 3 References
Biography
Brian Walden was born in West Bromwich. He studied at King's College, Oxford. He graduated from graduate school at Nuffield College, Oxford, before becoming a university professor.
In the 1964 general election, Walden was elected to Birmingham as a Member of Parliament. Re-elected in the general elections of 1966 and 1970. After a parliamentary career, Walden took up journalism. He did television shows, mainly for London weekend television, such as Weekend World, The Walden Interview, and Walden, and was a member of the Central Television Council from 1981 to 1984.
During an interview with Thatcher in 1983, Walden coined the term “Victorian values” to describe her beliefs, which she accepted and repeated many times. Walden wrote a Thatcher speech at a Wembley rally during the 1983 election campaign. In 1988, he called Thatcher "a unique politician ... the dominant spirit of our century."
Personal life
Walden lived in Guernsey retired. He was married three times; Cybil Blackstone, Jane McCarron, then Hazel Downs (for 43 years). He had four sons; Richard and Philip (from his first marriage), actor Ben Walden (his second) and Christopher (his third). [43] He opposed the ban on fox hunting and was a strong supporter of Brexit.
Walden passed away on May 9, 2019 at the age of 86 at his Guernsey home from complications of emphysema.