A series on Britain and America presented by David Dimbleby
Turning Up the Volume
The final programme in the series brings the relationship up to the present day.
It reveals: the full extent of support given secretly to Britain during the Falklands War - 'you would have been defeated without us', claims the Secretary of the US Navy;
Mrs Thatcher 's rage over the invasion of Grenada - 'like Krakatoa', reports someone dining with her that night; and the divisions created by the Tripoli raid - 'the Americans pushed us to the edge on that one' says one Cabinet member.
The relationship under
Thatcher and Reagan has been based on a shared belief in strong defence. But,
David Dimbleby asks, what happens next if America thinks the Soviet threat is receding.
Production assistant LINDA PARKER Music RICHARD MCLAUGHLIN Film editor PETER MINNS
Executive producer GEORGE CAREY Producer ADAM CURTIS
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