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Radio 4,10 Sep 2020,14 mins

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"For as long as I can remember," says Joe Queenan, "New York has been afraid of Los Angeles stealing its riches." This then is the story of Johnny Carson, host of the Tonight Show and American TV star, moving to LA. It also embraces baseball, Friends, and LCD Sound System, and attempts to pinpoint the moment star power moved from one coast to the other. The presenter is Joe Queenan The producer in Bristol is Miles Warde

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