"He literally told one joke on that show and that made him as a comedian, " presenter Michael Parkinson tells CNN.

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In Songs of Praise, Michael Buerk also meets Betty Boothroyd, the first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons, who tells him she relaxes by going paragliding.

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