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The press - and the country - does not always have the right to know everything that is going on to resolve the hostage crisis.
The press - and the country - does not always have the right to know everything that is going on to resolve the hostage crisis.
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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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 28 Jun 198521:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 30 Jun 198509:15BBC Radio 4
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