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The First Impact

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First transmitted in 1972, Alistair Cooke offers a personal history of his experiences in America. He details his first visit to the country as a 23-year-old.

First transmitted in 1972, Alistair Cooke offers a personal history of his experiences within the United States. He recounts some of the most memorable places he visited and reminisces over many of the surprising discoveries that he made.Cooke details his first visit to America as a 23-year-old. Retracing his journey, Cooke recalls many of the significant attachments that he made in the States, among them the city of New Orleans and his friendship with journalist HL Mencken.

50 minutes

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Mon 17 May 200419:10
BBC Four

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This programme is part of BBC Four’s All American - a collection of BBC programmes from the archives about US culture. Available online to watch in full.

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Broadcasts

  • Sun 12 Nov 197219:25
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Tue 6 Apr 197620:05
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Fri 27 Apr 198419:45
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 7 Dec 200219:10
    BBC Four
  • Wed 23 Jul 200321:45
    BBC Four
  • Mon 17 May 200419:10
    BBC Four

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  • All American

    A collection of programmes from the BBC archives exploring culture in the USA.