Baroness Burton of Coventry chooses the years between 1938 and 1942 when she turned from sportswoman to politician through her ' burning passion about unemployment'
She introduces the voices of some of the men and women who influenced her. including Eleanor Rathbone , Gracie Fields, Ernest Bevin , Ed Murrow , President Roosevelt, and King George VI.
Produced by Jocelyn Ferguson and Tony Gould
Shortened repeat: next Saturday,
10.10 p.m.