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Letter from America

Broadcaster Alistair Cooke recounts tales from his observations on US life, a series which ran for several decades on the BBC

  1. Alistair Cooke muses on the US presence in Afghanistan. From November 2002.
  2. Alistair Cooke on how a Polish immigrant became an ice cream millionaire. From Feb 1994.
  3. Alistair Cooke observes the role of a refugee in the development of the atom bomb.
  4. It's January 1951 and Alistair Cooke muses on the burgeoning American TV industry.
  5. Alistair Cooke recounts his first proper encounter with a native American in spring 1947.
  6. Alistair Cooke muses on the US presence in Afghanistan. From November 2002.
  7. Alistair Cooke on how a Polish immigrant became an ice cream millionaire. From Feb 1994.
  8. It's January 1951 and Alistair Cooke muses on the burgeoning American TV industry.
  9. Alistair Cooke recounts his first proper encounter with a native American in spring 1947.

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