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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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4 Extra Debut. From early years to the first female Speaker of the House of Commons. Betty Boothroyd reads her life story. From 2001. Show more

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Betty Boothroyd - The Autobiography

2. Wearing The Trousers

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 21^st Jun 2022, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Jun 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Betty Boothroyd faces many new challenges as the first female Speaker of the House of Commons. Read by the author. Show more

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Betty Boothroyd - The Autobiography

5. Time’s Up - Exit National Treasure

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Jun 2022, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Jun 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Betty announces her retirement as Speaker. Meeting royalty and getting a peerage. Concluded by the author. Show more

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Betty Boothroyd - The Autobiography

4. The Triumph of the Human Spirit

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 23^rd Jun 2022, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th Jun 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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

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Betty Boothroyd - The Autobiography

3. Getting Better With Age

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd Jun 2022, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Jun 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Shock over the death of John Smith, as Labour seeks a successor. And why Betty is branded a ‘babe’. Read by the author. Show more

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