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America: 5: Inventing a Nation

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A Personal History of the United States in 13 parts, written and narrated by Alistair Cooke.

Peace with Britain left 13 very independent colonies in search of a national identity. They found it in Philadelphia in 1787. Here, and in Washington and in Virginia, Alistair Cooke looks into the Constitution they created.

(Shown on Sunday. This series is currently being printed in "The Listener")
(Colour)

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Presenter/Writer/Narrator:
Alistair Cooke
Source: Radio Times

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