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America: 13: The More Abundant Life

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on BBC Two England

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

To give Americans a more abundant life was the stated aim of President Franklin Roosevelt when he put through the development programmes of the New Deal.

(Full details: see Monday, 10.10 pm.)
(This series is currently printed in The Listener. The BBC will be publishing a book on America later this year)

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Writer/Narrator:
Alistair Cooke
Source: Radio Times

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