Welcome to Prime Factors where we review each UK Prime Minister from Robert Walpole to Keir Starmer. We discuss their biography, highs and lows, and then rate them on a scale designed by a 10-year old before awarding the ultimate prize: Are they ”Known” or an ”Ice Cream Cone”?
The Story of British Prime Ministers
- 0 - Introduction to Parliament
- 1.1 - Robert Walpole (Part One)
- 1.2 - Robert Walpole (Part Two)
- 2 - Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
- 3.1 - Henry Pelham (Part One)
- 3.2 - Henry Pelham (Part Two)
- 3.3 - William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath (UK Special #1)
- 4.1 - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (Part One)
- 4.2 - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (Part Two)
- 5.1 - William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
- 5.2 - James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave (UK Special #2)
- 6.1 - John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (Part One)
- 6.2 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (Part Two)
- 7.0 - Stamp Act Special
- 7.1 - George Grenville (Part One)
- 7.2 - George Grenville (Part Two)
- 8.1 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (Part One)
- 8.2- Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (Part Two)
- 9.1 - William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham (Part One)
- 9.1B - Smuggling the Pitt Diamond (Bonus Scene)
- 9.2 - William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham (Part Two)
- 9.3 - William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham (Part Three)
- 10.1 - Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (Part One)
- 10.2 - Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (Part Two)
- 11.0 - Britain in 1770 (The Story So Far)
UK Specials
- Larry the Cat & 10 Downing Street (Feat. Kit from Prime Time)
- Trans-Atlantic Special - Prime Time and Prime Factors (Part One)
- Trans-Atlantic Special (Part Two)
- Prime Lies: Robert Walpole (2025 Intelligent Speech Presentation)
World Tour
- Japan Special - Itō Hirobumi (Japan's 1st Prime Minister & the Meiji Restoration)
- Italy Special - Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (Italy's First Prime Minister & Italian Unification)
- Italian Unification - Part 2 (Feat. Marco Cappelli of Storia d'Italia)
These are AI assisted but based on our original scripts. They are imperfect but better than nothing.
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