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The US Open, Wimbledon and air conditioning
The United States Open Golf Championship, the Wimbledon tennis tournament and the joys of air conditioning are pondered on by Alistair Cooke while on holiday in his beach house.
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Fri 1 Sep 1989
21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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- Fri 1 Sep 1989 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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