Episodios

  • Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1990-1997: John Major
    Mar 15 2025

    How major was Major? Find out about John Major, prime minister in the 1990s and the PM to have gained the most election-winning votes in a single general election ever.

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    19 m
  • Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 2016-2019: Theresa May
    Mar 7 2025

    Theresa May was the second female prime minister who entered office after the Brexit referendum. How did she deal with the impossible fallout from that momentous event in UK politics?

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    20 m
  • Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1885-1886; 1886-1892; 1895-1902: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
    Feb 28 2025

    The Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, was the last prime minister of the Victorian era. How was he the epitome of a conservative prime minister?

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    23 m
  • Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1997-2007: Tony Blair
    Feb 21 2025

    Tony Blair was prime minister for an impressive ten years. His premiership can be divided into two: before and after a certain date in 2001. Here, we look at how Blair's reputation has been affected by the decisions he made after that date.

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    20 m
  • Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1963-1964: Alec Douglas-Home
    Feb 14 2025

    He was prime minister for just under a year in the early 1960s, yet he harked back to prime ministers from a different era. How did Douglas-Home shine a light on the attitude of UK voters towards its prime ministers?

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    19 m
  • Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1812-1827: Robert Banks Jenkinson
    Feb 7 2025

    The third longest-serving prime minister was in office at the time of the Battle of Waterloo and the Peterloo Massacre. How did this PM hold back the tide of change?

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    19 m
  • Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1852; 1858-1859; 1866-1868: Edward Smith-Stanley
    Jan 31 2025

    He was the longest serving Conservative Party leader, and became prime minister three times in the 1850s and 1860s, yet Edward Smith-Stanley's time in the top job barely added up to four years in total. Why were all his premierships so brief?

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    20 m
  • Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1922-1923: Andrew Bonar Law
    Jan 24 2025

    The only Canadian ever to be UK prime minister, Andrew Bonar Law was in the top job for only seven months. However, he was central to politics in the early 20th century.

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    20 m