Letter From America
BBC Radio 4 Extra4 upcoming
4 Extra Debut. Alistair Cooke re-records his first ever Letter from America from 1946, and reflects on its post war context. From 1996.
Tuesday 24 March
15m
4 Extra Debut. Alistair Cooke reflects on devastating effects of the war in Vietnam in his 1000th Letter from America. From 1968.
Wednesday 25 March
15m
4 Extra Debut. Alistair Cooke looks back on two great talents who had both died - Groucho Marx and Bing Crosby. From 1977.
Thursday 26 March
15m
4 Extra Debut. Alistair Cooke reflects on health, illness and longevity in his 2000th Letter From America. From 1987.
Friday 27 March
15m
4 Extra Debut. In Alistair Cooke's last letter, he considers how the war in Iraq will impact the US Presidential Election. From 2004.