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CWR,12 mins

Floella Benjamin on education, smiling, and the Commonwealth Games

Sandra Godley

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The children’s TV presenter who made her mark with the blue beads, won the hearts of the British public with her warm smile. Dame Floella Benjamin was the first Trinidadian woman to be elevated to the House of Lords. She has an incredible life story, and she caught up with Sandra Godley on BBC CWR, talking about her autobiography “What Are You Doing Here?”.

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