Harold Wilson

Born: 1916-03-11

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, PC, FRS, FSS (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1983. Wilson is the only Labour leader to have formed administrations following four general elections.


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How to Win the TV Debate

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Released: 2010-04-12

With Britain's first-ever political leaders' television debate imminent, award-winning reporter...

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Perfumed Nightmare

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Released: 1979-01-08

Kidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and...

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Royal Family

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Released: 1969-06-21

Intimate portrait of the daily life of the British Royal Family drawn from 18 months of filming...

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How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister

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Released: 2007-06-24

Michael Cockerell tells the story of how prime ministers have coped with life after Number Ten,...

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Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

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Released: 2011-05-25

Harold Wilson and Edward Heath are two very different men equally overlooked by history, but...

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Cabinet Confidential

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Released: 2001-11-17

A revealing one-off documentary that provides an inside view of how Tony Blair and former prime...

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How to Be Prime Minister

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Released: 1996-09-22

It begins with cheers but almost always ends in tears. Yet, as the election looms, competition...

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The Downing Street Patient

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Released: 2004-02-29

Michael Cockerell presents this documentary on the health problems of Britain's Prime Ministers.

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Tagesschau

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First aired: 1952-12-26

German daily news program, the oldest still existing program on German television.

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