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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes

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    Stress related illness

    How stress related illnesses have become acknowledged in both America and Britain.

  2. Gavrilo Princip kills Duke Franz Ferdinand

    How Serbian Gavrilo Princip murdered Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary.

  3. Nude dancing in Indiana

    American Supreme Court decides whether nude dancing in Indiana violates the 1st Amendment.

  4. Boris Yeltsin's White House visit

    Boris Yeltsin's visit to the White House in June 1991 contrasts with his one in 1989,

  5. Michael Weiss the zip code wizard

    How Michael Weiss' research into zip codes can aid advertisers.

  6. Freedom of Information

    Should the Department of Defence publish a list of Iraqi casualties from the Gulf War?

  7. Tompkins Square Park Riot (1988)

    How riots in Tompkins Square Park were sparked by social injustice.

  8. Passive smoking and cholesterol control

    How the Food and Drug Administration combats public smoking and cholesterol.

  9. President Bush’s heart surgery

    President Bush's heart surgery leads to the scrutiny of vice president Dan Quayle.

  10. May Day protest in Moscow

    The 1991 May Day parade in Moscow is discussed with UN Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko.

  11. Nancy Reagan's biography

    Is an unauthorised biography of ex-president's wife, Mrs Reagan, just salacious gossip?

  12. Gorbachev’s Japanese investment trip

    Why did Gorbachev's visit to Japan fail to encourage financial investment?

  13. President Bush defends Gulf War

    President George H W Bush has to defend his Gulf War actions against Saddam

  14. CNN post-war malaise

    How CNN's constant Gulf War coverage has led to post war malaise.

  15. Gorbachev's Yeltsin rally ban

    Gorbachev's banning of a Yeltsin rally in Moscow worries Alistair Cooke.

  16. Ambassador Glaspie's interventions

    Did April Glaspie's conversations with Saddam Hussein aid the 1991 Persian Gulf War?

  17. John Maynard Keynes

    Can John Maynard Keynes' economic strategy help Congress divide their 1992 budget?

  18. End of the Gulf War

    How long can President Bush hold onto his Gulf War glory?

  19. Kuwait on the map

    The notoriety of Kuwait, Riyadh and Baghdad due to the Gulf War and beyond.

  20. Drought and domestic partnerships

    A report from California on water in LA, and domestic partnerships in San Francisco.

  21. Indecent behaviour during war

    In times of war how much care-free behaviour should we indulge in?

  22. Airport terrorist attack fears

    What is the link between fears over terrorist attacks and the Gulf War?

  23. Gulf War censorship

    Should news from the Gulf War be censored?

  24. Saddam Hussein or the Bogie Man

    How is Saddam Hussein's dictatorship and the Gulf war viewed by the Iraqi people?

  25. The Gulf War begins, January 1991

    Aerial bombs dropping on Kuwait signal the start of the Gulf war.

  26. Pan Am declares bankruptcy

    The rise and fall of iconic American airline Pan Am.

  27. Legal guns vs murder rates

    Does legal firearm ownership increase the number of murders in America?

  28. Vermont, snowboarders, and Nancy Cruzan

    A discussion of the campaign for the right to die by the family of Nancy Cruzan.

  29. Gender-specific terminology and Michael Milken

    Is the Mayor of Los Angeles' fight to eliminate gender-specifc terminology in vain?

  30. Black Americans in the armed forces

    Why are there a disproportionate number of African Americans in the US army in 1990?

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