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News events occur when they will - they rarely happen in time for a journalist's deadline.
News events occur when they will - they rarely happen in time for a journalist's deadline.
The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor. Programme recording incomplete.
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 21 May 1978
09:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 19 May 1978 21:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 21 May 1978 09:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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