Wilson's World
Peter Snow debates Harold Wilson's legacy with former Labour minister Shirley Williams, Wilson's policy unit head Bernard Donoughue, and Conservative peer Douglas Hurd.
Peter Snow presents a studio panel discussion looking at the political legacy of Harold Wilson.
His guests include Shirley Williams, a former minister in Wilson's government and now a Liberal Democrat peer, Bernard Donoughue, head of Wilson's policy unit during the 1970s and now a Labour peer, and Douglas Hurd, private secretary to the Conservative leader Edward Heath, and now a Tory peer.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Peter Snow |
| Participant | Shirley Williams |
| Participant | Bernard Donoughue |
| Participant | Douglas Hurd |
Broadcasts
- Thu 14 Feb 201321:30
- Sat 16 Feb 201316:30
- Tue 19 Feb 201313:00
- Thu 21 Feb 201311:05
- Mon 25 Feb 201314:00
- Wed 3 Apr 201322:50
- Fri 5 Apr 201301:40
- Sat 6 Apr 201304:30
- Sun 7 Apr 201307:20
- Mon 8 Apr 201310:10
- Thu 11 Apr 201320:35
- Sat 13 Apr 201304:05
- Sun 14 Apr 201305:55
- Tue 16 Apr 201306:00
- Wed 31 Jul 201301:25
- Thu 1 Aug 201318:15
- Sat 3 Aug 201311:05
- Mon 5 Aug 201303:55
- Tue 6 Aug 201320:45
- Thu 8 Aug 201313:35
- Sat 10 Aug 201306:25
- Sun 11 Aug 201323:15
- Tue 13 Aug 201316:05
- Thu 15 Aug 201308:55
- Sat 17 Aug 201301:45
- Sun 18 Aug 201318:35
- Tue 20 Aug 201311:25
- Thu 22 Aug 201304:15
- Fri 23 Aug 201321:05
- Sun 25 Aug 201313:55
- Tue 27 Aug 201306:45
- Wed 28 Aug 201323:35
- Sun 1 Sep 201309:20
- Sat 19 Oct 201321:30
- Fri 11 Mar 201617:00
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