Overview
Harold Wilson
Known For
Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel
Harold Wilson and Edward Heath are two very different men...
How to Win the TV Debate
With Britain's first-ever political leaders' television debate imminent, award-winning reporter...
How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister
Michael Cockerell tells the story of how prime ministers have...
The Plot Against Harold Wilson
When Harold Wilson suddenly resigned as Labour prime minister resigned...
The Downing Street Patient
Michael Cockerell presents this documentary on the health problems of...
Harold Wilson: A Life
BBC obituary documentary written and presented by Anthony Howard. Broadcast...
Biography
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.