Malcolm Muggeridge
Malcolm Muggeridge
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 23 February 1983
13 1/4 in. x 11 7/8 in. (337 mm x 302 mm) image size
Given by Lord Snowdon, 2013
Primary Collection
NPG P1902
Sitterback to top
- (Thomas) Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990), Television presenter, journalist and editor. Sitter in 20 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Lord Snowdon (1930-2017), Photographer; former husband of Princess Margaret. Artist of 279 portraits, Sitter in 17 portraits.
Events of 1983back to top
Current affairs
Margaret Thatcher wins a landslide majority for the Conservative Party at the general election. Although her premiership had previously been unpopular, the British victory in the Falklands coupled with divisions in Michael Foot's Labour opposition, helped her to gain popularity and win the most decisive election victory since 1945.Art and science
The British sitcom Blackadder is aired for the first time. Each of the four series followed the character of the anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and took place during a different period of British history. The first series, The Black Adder, was a satire of medieval England during the rein of the fictitious Richard IV, and frequently lifted famous lines from Shakespeare.International
The armed struggle between Tamil militants and the Sinhalese-dominated government of Sri Lanka begin with the Black July pogrom. Mobs (allegedly supported by the government) started attacking and murdering Tamils following an attack by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on government soldiers. Civil war between the government and Tamil nationalists has continued sporadically ever since.Tell us more back to top
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