#OnThisDay 1946: Alistair Cooke delivered his first Letter from America. It ran for 58 years and only ended with his death in 2004. In 1985, Pebble Mill's Paul Coia met the great man as he recorded his latest missive in the BBC's New York studio. You can listen back to many of his wonderful letters here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b00f6hbp | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1908: Alistair Cooke, the presenter of Letter from America for nearly 60 years, was born. In 1972 he shared some thoughts about the United States and journalism, on Parkinson. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay in 1972: America: A Personal History of the United States was first broadcast on BBC2. The 13-part series was written and narrated by Alistair Cooke, who had a particularly fond regard for San Francisco. | BBC Archive
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