Corruption

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Avoiding corruption in politics, the temptations of advertising money, which can turn great actors into salesmen, and Earth Day's unexpected trash problems.

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Fri 10 May 197421:00

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Fri 10 May 197421:00
BBC Radio 4

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