170. The Falklands War: The Task Force Sails

<p>In the second episode of our Falklands War mini-series, Britain is faced with an Argentine occupation and prepares to go to war.</p><br><p>Margaret Thatcher discovers her inner Winston Churchill - but faces a titanic showdown in Parliament, which sits on a Saturday for the first time since Suez.</p><br><p>The Task Force eventually sails - to huge public support - while the US, France and Chile all lend a hand.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Come for Tom's Iron Lady impression, stay for his Tony Benn as Dominic talks us through the second instalment in this epic four-parter.</p><br><p>For access to all four episodes, go to <a href="https://www.restishistorypod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.restishistorypod.com</a></p><br><p>Producer: Dom Johnson</p><p>Exec Producers: Jack Davenport &amp; Tony Pastor</p><br><p>Twitter:</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/theresthistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheRestHistory</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/holland_tom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@holland_tom</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/dcsandbrook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dcsandbrook</a></p><br><p>Email: restishistorypod@gmail.com</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>