Wilson's son says OU came out of a holiday on Scilly

This week Dr Robin Wilson, the son of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, received a degree from the university his father founded.

Dr Wilson told The Independent it took him 17 years to complete his degree because he had to take 7 years out of studying because of his OU career.

He added that he thought his father would be proud of his achievements and the achievements of the OU. But he went on to add about his father: “I remember the beginnings of the OU in my father’s mind, as far back as 1963. We were on holiday in the Scilly Isles, and on Easter Day, just after church, I recall him writing out the details of this crazy idea.”

Harold Wilson was a well known lover of Scilly, once holding a press conference from Samson. He is now buried on the islands.