Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes Episode guide
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The LA Watts riots, 1965
What caused the 1965 Los Angeles Watts riots and what do they say about America?
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Clay vs Liston Fight
The debacle of the Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston boxing prize and American sportsmanship.
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President Johnson's inauguration, 1965
President Lyndon B Johnson's inauguration, and a history of others.
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Assassination of J F Kennedy, 1963
The death of J F Kennedy (1917-1963), the first president of the television age.
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Big brains
How the new 'big brain' computer will change work and lives.
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500th letter
How the series Letter from America began in 1946, and how America has changed since.
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William Kapell (1922-1953)
A tribute to American pianist William Kappell, and music in America.
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Television in America, 1951
The early days of television in America, as reported by Alistair Cooke.
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Television in America
The early days of television in America, as reported by Alistair Cooke.
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Santa Fe
The legendary broadcaster recounts his first proper encounter with a native American.
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A fragment from 1947
The 80th Congress meets, and maintaining capitalism's 'last stand'.
