Sir Alec Douglas-Home, British Prime Minister 1963-4, Conservative. Born: 2 July 1903 in Mayfair, London. Died: 9 October 1995 at Berwickshire, Scotland.
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- Unpublished Time Portrait of Lord Home Painting by the American high realist painter, Bernard Safran.
- BBC On This Day: Aristocrat is New Prime Minister The news of Sir Alec's appointment with timeline, background information and links to related stories.
- BBC On This Day: Sir Alec Steps Down from Top of Tory Tree The news of Alec Douglas-Home's resignation and commentary on the new method of electing a leader in the Conservative party.
- The Empire Club of Canada: Diamond Jubilee Dinner Address Full text of the speech which discusses politics, economic policy and the developing countries.
- InfoBritain: Alec Douglas-Home Biographic article.
- The Guardian: Former PM was Almost Kidnapped, Diary Reveals A group of students came close to kidnapping Sir Alec Douglas-Home when he was prime minister, according to diary extracts by Lord Hailsham.
- Espn Cricinfo Player Profile: Sir Alec Douglas-Home Player profile of the only British prime minister to have played first-class cricket.
- Leadership and Change: Prime Ministers in the Post-War World - Alec Douglas-Home Lecture by D. R. Thorpe with response by The Earl of Home, CVO CBE. Full text, audio and video files.
- Time: A Quoodle or a Fink? Article about Iain Macleod's revelations concerning how Douglas-Home became Prime Minister.
- Time: The Winner News of Douglas-Home becoming Prime Minister with analysis of his position in the party and social background.