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Halloween, 1996
The history Halloween, the origin of the vampire myth and the roaring business performed by pumpkin farmers during the month of October.
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Fri 1 Nov 199621:00
BBC Radio 4
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See Alistair Cooke's original script
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Thanksgiving 1987
Thanksgiving Day past and present, and rioting by Cuban prisoners.
Broadcast
- Fri 1 Nov 199621:00BBC Radio 4
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