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Alvin Hall
is an author and broadcaster, and the presenter of Radio 4's In Alistair Cooke’s Footsteps
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Lost Letters from America join 12 of Cooke’s best, selected by Alvin Hall
When Radio 4 launched an appeal last year for lost Letter from America recordings by legendary broadcaster Alistair Cooke, no one dreamed it would turn up more than 600 missing programmes.
Alistair Cooke's top 12 Letters from America - as selected by Alvin Hall
I met Alistair Cooke only once - it was a typical New York City chance encounter - as we were both on our way to our dentists at 800 Fifth Avenue. Cooke had come downtown from his apartment and I had come uptown from mine. I recognised him immediately.
