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4. A Blitz and a Blow

Episode 4 of 5

The first female MP helps to steer Plymouth through the horrors of the Blitz during the Second World War. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin.

MP Nancy Astor helps to steer the city of Plymouth through the horrors of the Blitz during the Second World War.

Continuing the fascinating life of Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman to take a seat in the British House of Commons.

Adrian Fort's biography abridged by Alison Joseph.

Read by Anna Maxwell Martin.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 2012.

15 minutes

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