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ACCIDENTAL MP, AN

\pause{1500}Author: Bell, Martin
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5876 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Haden, William
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Martin Bell was a member of the BBC TV news team for over thirty years. Disillusioned with corruption and sleaze amongst politicians, he stood for election as MP for Tatton in 1997. Here he tells his own story.

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AGAINST GOLIATH

\pause{1500}Author: Steel, David
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3512 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 15.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Morison, Sandy
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David Steel, Liberal Party Leader for 12 years, tells his story of life at the top;

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ALL HER PATHS ARE PEACE

\pause{1500}Author: Henderson, Michael
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4225 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 7.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Mumford, Patricia
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Gripping stories of 16 women whose daring acts made a difference to the world in which they lived.

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ASQUITH

\pause{1500}Author: Jenkins, Roy
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3465 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 14
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 21.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Stamp, Barry
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Portrait of one of the most controversial British Prime Ministers;

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AT THE END OF THE DAY

\pause{1500}Author: Macmillan, Harold
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 281 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 14
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Stamp, Barry
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Ex-Prime Minister's memoirs

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ATTLEE

\pause{1500}Author: Harris, Kenneth
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 1896 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 28
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\pause{1500}Reader: Rolph, C.H.
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Biography of the post world war 2 Prime Minister

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BACK-BENCHER

\pause{1500}Author: Mikardo, Ian
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3793 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 11.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Segal, Jeffrey
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M.P. looks back over 40 years in the Labour Party;

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BELOW THE PARAPET

\pause{1500}Author: Thatcher, Carol
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4806 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 14.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Jallad, Jo
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A highly entertaining insight into the Thatcher years of government & the supporting role played by Denis Thatcher.

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BETTY BOOTHROYD: The Autobiography

\pause{1500}Author: Boothroyd, Betty
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7820 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 12.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Usherwood, Brenda
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Starting as a child in a working-class home in Yorkshire Betty Boothroyd describes parts of her life. She spent a brief spell with the Tiller Girls, a well known dancing troupe. She speaks of being a Labour MP and her election as the first woman Speaker of the House of Commons.

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CHURCHILLIANS, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Colville, Sir John
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 1057 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Doggart, James
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Very readable modern history

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