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The United Nations
As the UN grows into a sprawling organisation, is it failing to achieve its original aims?
As the UN grows into a sprawling organisation, is it failing to achieve its original aims?
The sound quality of this programme deteriorates heavily towards the end due to the nature of how it was recorded.
This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ in 2014.
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Sun 23 Oct 1977
09:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 21 Oct 1977 21:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 23 Oct 1977 09:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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