Alan Johnson, author of Harold Wilson, a biography of one of the most successful politicians of the twentieth century, sits down with Steve Richards, author of Tony Blair, a provocative short biography from a leading political journalist. The pair will be discussing political legacies, politics throughout the twentieth century and how it has influenced politics […]
Former cabinet minister Alan Johnson paints Harold Wilson as a truly 20th-century man who was as much part of the 1960s as the Beatles and the Profumo scandal. Johnson’s portrait of Wilson is the second in a new series on British prime ministers. Johnson says Wilson was one of the most successful prime ministers of […]
The Right Honourable Alan Johnson is one of the most respected politicians of recent times, holding several posts in the Blair and Brown governments including Health Secretary, Education Secretary and Home Secretary. But all the while he harboured a secret passion – to become a pop star! In The Beatles, Harold Wilson & Me, Alan […]
The Right Honourable Alan Johnson is one of the most respected politicians of recent times, holding several posts in the Blair and Brown governments including Health Secretary, Education Secretary and Home Secretary. But all the while he harboured a secret passion – to become a pop star! In The Beatles, Harold Wilson & Me, Alan […]
The former politician and author examines the achievements of PM Harold Wilson ‘The finest prose stylist in the House of Commons since Roy Jenkins’ - Mark Lawson Former Labour cabinet minister and bestselling author Alan Johnson portrays Harold Wilson as a truly twentieth-century man, who was as much a part of the sixties as […]
The Right Honourable Alan Johnson is one of the most respected politicians of recent times, holding several posts in the Blair and Brown governments including Health Secretary, Education Secretary and Home Secretary. But all the while he harboured a secret passion – to become a pop star! In The Beatles, Harold Wilson & Me, Alan […]
Date: Sat 30 May Time: Doors 6.30pm, show commences 7.00pm Venue: Village Hall, Mill Lane, Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire OX25 3QR Tickets: £10.00 – to book please email westonvillagehall@live.co.uk
Alan Johnson has written memoirs and novels but today he will discuss his biography of Harold Wilson, painting a picture of the achievements of the Wilson era and giving us a portrait of a truly twentieth century man. Wilson’s “white heat” speech proclaimed a scientific and technological revolution, and he was as much a part […]
In conversation with Gerry Foley Did you know that former Labour MP turned award-winning author ALAN JOHNSON wanted to be a rock star? Today he charts his remarkable story from growing up in a condemned area of West London to the corridors of power - but with a musical soundtrack. He recalls a vanished world of […]
The General Strike David Torrance in conversation with Alan Johnson On Tuesday 4th of May 1926, two million workers downed tools in the only nationwide strike ever held in Britain. Industry was deprived of gas and electricity, public transport stopped, newspapers ceased publication. Workers abandoned mines and industrial works throughout the country. Even though it […]
Talking Classics MARY BEARD is the most acclaimed classicist working today. She is the Professor Emerita of Classics at Cambridge and the Classics editor of the TLS. She is also the co-host, with Charlotte Higgins, of the podcast Instant Classics. Her previous books include the bestselling Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeiias well as Confronting the Classics, Women […]
As the University of Bradford celebrates their 60th anniversary, this lively and thought-provoking conversation will explore how bold political vision and shifting social attitudes opened the doors to higher education for generations, and why that legacy still matters today. Author and Labour politician, Alan Johnson, joins Vice Chancellor of the university to reflect upon the […]