This is unissued and unused material from British Pathé, was recorded on 1st July 1966 in Washington, D.C., in the United States of America.
Month: October 2020
Fans Mob Wilson: Keep Cavern Club Open (1966)
On the 5th March 1966, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson was mobbed by “beat” fans. They were asking him to intercede in the closing of Liverpool’s Cavern club, famous as the venue where the Beatles made their first appearances.
Harold Wilson’s State Visit To Rhodesia (1965)
On 1 Mar 1966, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson made a state visit to Rhodesian, for talks on the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI).
First Chancellor Of Bradford University (1966)
The Charter of Incorporation was granted in 1966, to create the University of Bradford. The university’s first chancellor was Harold Wilson, then serving as British Prime Minister.
Harold Wilson Visits Berlin Wall (1965)
In 1965, Harold Wilson visited Berlin in West Germany, to look at the recently constructed Berlin Wall.
Wilson Meets Lubke In West Germany (1965)
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and President Lubke President of West German Republic sit talking at a meeting in Bonn.
Wilson With De Gaulle & Pompidou In Paris (1965)
Filming in Paris opens with the Tricolor flag flying on Elysee Palace, and the palace Guard of Honour.
Wilson Meets Kenyatta In Kenya (1965)
On 25 Oct 1965, the Prime Minister of Britain, Harold Wilson, and Commonwealth Secretary, Arthur Bottomley, visited Kenya whilst on their way to independence talks in Rhodesia.
Heath And Wilson’s Very Different Holidays (1965)
This footage from 1965 contrasted the summer holiday of two very different British political leaders. Conservative Ted Heath headed off to a clifftop villa in Nice, while Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson enjoyed a family trip to the Isles of Scilly. Party Heads Relax (1965): Uploaded to YouTube on 13 Apr 2014 by British Pathé…
The Wilson Family On The Scilly Isles (1965)
In this short film about the Prime Minister’s family trip to the Scilly Isles, we see footage of the harbour at St. Mary’s and people walking along the local streets.
