The Art and Curse of Television

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke considers the power television has in reflecting the real images of war and peace since the abolition of front-line censorship.

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Fri 9 Apr 199921:00

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Fri 9 Apr 199921:00
BBC Radio 4

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