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Politics v baseball
Baseball v politics. The World Series final clashes with US presidential hopefuls Carter and Ford TV debate.
Baseball v politics. The World Series final clashes with US presidential hopefuls Carter and Ford TV debate.
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 BBC in 2014.
Last on
Sun 24 Oct 197609:15
BBC Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 22 Oct 197621:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 24 Oct 197609:15BBC Radio 4
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