Mrs Wilson's Diary

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Mrs Wilson's Diary was a featured column in the fortnightly British satirical magazine Private Eye. Written primarily by John Wells with input from Richard Ingrams, it was the imaginary diary of Prime Minister Harold Wilson's wife Mary, in the style of the then-popular BBC radio serial Mrs Dale's Diary. At the time of Wilson's term in office during the mid to late-Sixties, the "Diary" caught the mood of the nation, and helped to raise the profile of the magazine with the general public.

The "Diary" appeared as a sketch on satirical television programmes, and was adapted as a musical play under the eye of Joan Littlewood (music by Jeremy Taylor), being performed in the West End.