Damian Leighton Barr FRSA ( born 20 July 1976 ) is a British writer , columnist , and playwright . He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and host of the Literary Salon at Shoreditch House , which also encompasses the Reading Weekend . In 2014 , he presented several editions of the BBC Radio 4 cultural programme '' Front Row '' . His most famous piece of work is his 2013 memoir '' Maggie & Me '' , centered around British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's 1984 assassination attempt by the IRA
1984 assassination attempt
Brighton hotel bombing
Damian Barr