Thursday Feb 19, 2026
The Iron Lady (#1)
In the first episode of Political Fictions, Cory and Mark talk about the 2011 film The Iron Lady. They discuss how the film presents the human side of politicians, what it says about Margaret Thatcher and her legacy, and ponder the appearance of some mysterious milk.
You can view the IMDB page for The Iron Lady here.
Next time we're discussing Election, the 1999 film starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick. If you're in the UK it's currently available to watch on iplayer.
As well as appearing in your favourite podcast app, you can find all our episodes online at the show's website, www.politicalfictionspodcast.com
You can find Cory writing about politics at Paperback Rioter or playing chess, while Mark can be found at The Week in Polls and his Parliamentary activity on the Parliament website.
Our theme tune is "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under the Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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