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Politicising the dictionary

Row over the new Russian version of the Oxford dictionary which contains politically-slanted definitions.

Row over the new Russian version of the Oxford dictionary which contains politically-slanted definitions.

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.

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Sun 14 Apr 198509:15
BBC Radio 4

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PresenterAlistair Cooke

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  • Fri 12 Apr 198521:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 14 Apr 198509:15
    BBC Radio 4

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