'This is in no way a political night', insists presenter Judith Chalmers as she introduces the Woman of the Year Dinner at the Grand Hotel, Leeds. Yorkshire Television has laid on a special 'outside broadcast in colour' to mark the occasion of the presentation of the award to Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the Opposition.

There's a rousing after-dinner speech by actress Barbara Mullaney (Coronation Street's Rita Fairclough). Celebrity dinner guests interviewed include actresses Wendy Craig and Helen Ryan, and humanitarian worker Sue Ryder. There's also a chat with the manager of the first - and only - Royal Bank of Scotland Ladies' Branch, where the premises' special features include 'flowers... glossy magazines and all those things that ladies like'.

Margaret Thatcher's acceptance speech was not televised; instead she gives an interview to Judith Chalmers, who gently probes her on the secret of her success. Thatcher asserts 'I don't think it's been much more difficult for me to have made it than it would have been for a man,' adding 'I still haven't made it quite to the top: there's still Number Ten to get to.'