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The Essential Letters from America - The 1970s written by Alistair Cooke performed by Alistair Cooke on Audio CD (Abridged)

The Essential Letters from America - The 1970s written by Alistair Cooke performed by Alistair Cooke on Audio CD (Abridged)£14.99

This is a collection of some of Alistair Cooke's most memorable radio Letters from the 1970s. Alistair Cooke was a radio legend, entertaining millions of listeners for over fifty years in his weekly "Letter from America". It was the longest-running one-man series in radio history, and every show was a virtuoso performance. Wise and witty, informed yet informal, Cooke was the doyen of foreign correspondents.

Letter From America 3 - The Final Years: 1982 - 2003 written by Alistair Cooke performed by Alistair Cooke on Audio CD (Abridged)

Letter From America 3 - The Final Years: 1982 - 2003 written by Alistair Cooke performed by Alistair Cooke on Audio CD (Abridged)
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ISBN:  9780563527596
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  History
Duration:  240 mins
Length:  Abridged
Author:  Alistair Cooke
Performer 1:  Alistair Cooke

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A selection of Letter from America broadcasts from the years 1982-2003, plus a tribute to Alistair Cooke. Such experience, wisdom and education are unlikely ever again to combine in one journalist Mark Lawson. Alistair Cooke was radio's great observer, the doyen of foreign correspondents and the world's most famous letter writer. From 1946 until 2004, he explained the Americans to the...

British through his weekly Letter 'From America', the longest-running one-man series in broadcasting history.

It was always a virtuoso performance informed, informal, shrewd, funny and erudite. In this volume, Cooke reports on a varied selection of events, including the 1992 presidential election, the art of Charles Schulz and introducing Bernstein to Handel's Messiah.

He remembers the infamous standoff over Cuba, which nearly caused a third world war, and recalls the more recent shocking events surrounding September 11th 2001 and the subsequent war on terror.

Every event evokes a particular time and place, but Cooke's unique style of expression and analysis provides each with a resonance that echoes through the years.

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