Betty Boothroyd - The Autobiography

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Welcoming global VIPs - and a request from Madame Tussauds.

Betty welcomes global leaders to the crumbling Commons. And a request from Madame Tussauds. Read by the author.

Welcoming global leaders to the crumbling Houses of Parliament - and a request arrives from Madame Tussauds. 

Betty Boothroyd reads excerpts from her autobiography on life as the first female Speaker of the House of Commons.

Abridged by Katrin Williams

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001

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Betty Boothroyd's book about life as the first female Speaker in the House of Commons

Betty Boothroyd reads excerpts from her book about life as the first female Speaker in the House of Commons

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