Betty Boothroyd - The Autobiography

1. From Strasbourg to Speaker

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Jun 2022, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Tue 21^st Jun 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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From early political life in Strasbourg and Westminster to leaving front line Labour politics to become Deputy Speaker…

Betty Boothroyd reads excerpts from her autobiography detailing her rise to become the first female Speaker of the House of Commons.

Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001. Show less