21:00Letter from America by Alistair CookeHalloween, 1996BBC Radio 4 Duration: 15 minutes Fri 1st Nov 1996, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a yearListen nowThe history Halloween, the origin of the vampire myth and the roaring business performed by pumpkin farmers during the month of October.GenresFactualArts, Culture & the MediaBrandLetter from America by Alistair Cooke Source: BBC Online