21:00Letter from America by Alistair CookeFailing to predict the futureBBC Radio 4 Duration: 15 minutes Fri 9th Jan 1998, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a yearListen nowConsidering failures by expert meteorologists, economists and Kremlinologists to predict the future, why do mere newspaper columnists ever attempt it?GenresFactualArts, Culture & the MediaBrandLetter from America by Alistair Cooke Source: BBC Online