Brian Walden

Brian Walden
black-and-white photograph of Walden
Member of Parliament
for Birmingham Ladywood
(Birmingham All Saints, 1964–1974)
In office
15 October 1964 – 16 June 1977
Preceded byJohn Hollingworth
Succeeded byJohn Sever
Personal details
Born
Alastair Brian Walden

(1932-07-08)8 July 1932
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Died9 May 2019(2019-05-09) (aged 86)
Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
Political partyLabour
Spouses
  • Sybil Blackstone[1]
  • Jane McKerron[1]
  • Hazel Downes[1]
Children4, including Ben (by McKerron)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Broadcaster
  • journalist
  • MP
AwardsRichard Dimbleby Award (1986)

Alastair Brian Walden (8 July 1932 – 9 May 2019) was a British journalist and broadcaster who spent over a decade as a Labour politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He was considered one of the finest political interviewers in the history of British broadcasting, tenacious and ruthless. He won awards for broadcasting including the BAFTA Richard Dimbleby Award for television in 1986,[2] and in 1991 was named ITV Personality of the Year.[3] He was known for interviews of politicians, especially Margaret Thatcher. He was said to be her favourite interviewer,[4] although he gave her tough interviews.[5]

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  2. ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Brian Walden: Broadcaster and former Labour MP dies aged 86". BBC News. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Walden, Brian (1932–)". BFI ScreenOnline. British Film Institute. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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