In this interview, Wilson recounts his early life in the Catlins and Balcultha. Wilson started his first business at the age of 16, selling fruit and produce from Central Otago to retailers in Gore. Wilson then recounts his time in the air force during WWII. At the end of the war Wilson and his wife Verna moved to Te Anau. Wilson became involved in local tourism. He describes a plan he came up with for a ski field on Mt Luxmore. He recalls how he and Lawson Burrows discovered the glow worm caves and started to take visitors to see them. He went on to build two accommodations: the Fiordland Hotel and Campbell's Autolodge. The interview ends with a discussion about his involvement with the Save the Manopouri Campaign and his vision to see more tourism in the Te Anau area. The interview material includes a leaflet for Wilson's proposed theme park: Campbell's Kingdom.