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Alistair Cooke's Century

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Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.

Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some gems from his career as one of Britain's best loved broadcasters. From 1999.

A portrait of the 20th century as viewed through the eyes of one of the world's greatest broadcasters - Alistair Cooke.

Combining extracts from the 2,654 editions of BBC Radio 4’s Letter from America with reflections from Alistair, the programme follows the key elements of what is often referred to as the American century.

Biographer Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some of the gems from his career, talking about the differences between UK and US English, Bobby Kennedy's assassination, golf and so much more.  

Producer: Tony Grant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.

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