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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
09.04.13
Über 900 Folgen des legendären wöchentlichen 15-Minuten-Programms, zum 90 Jahr-Jubiläum von der BBC öffentlich zugänglich gemacht: 
ext. Link. Der Nachlass von Alistair Cooke befindet sich in der Boston University/Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center ext. Link
Archivnummern: AP/e_eng/lfa_2000-2012_(Datum)
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| Datum | Datei | Inhalt | Dauer |
| 07.01.2000 | lfa_20000107.mp3 | A Breathtaking Global Tour and a Resignation; Alistair Cook discusses the global televised countdown to the millennium; Russian president Boris Yeltsin's resignation, and the audacity of Mr Putin in praising the Soviet secret police. | 15:00 |
| 14.01.2000 | lfa_20000114.mp3 | The Death of the Old Media; Alistair Cook takes in the story of Rip Van Winkle as he tries (and fails) to make sense of the multi-million dollar tie up between Time Warner and America Online. | 14:00 |
| 21.01.2000 | lfa_20000121.mp3 | What are Animals put on Earth For?; Upon finding that "Fur is back" Alistair Cook reasons America's climate is the reason it never actually went away. | 14:00 |
| 28.01.2000 | lfa_20000128.mp3 | A Gentleman but not a Scholar; Following North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms's scolding lecture to the United Nations, Alistair Cook reviews how his message was received. | 15:00 |
| 04.02.2000 | lfa_20000204.mp3 | Conventional Wisdom; Reflecting on the history of how political parties choose their candidates, Alistair Cook finds that the conventions have become coronations, and hails the power of the primary. | 15:00 |
| 11.02.2000 | lfa_20000211.mp3 | Fickle Crushes and Volatile Markets; Considering America's financial situation, Alistair Cook remembers a forgotten lesson: the folly of economic prophecy. | 13:00 |
| 18.02.2000 | lfa_20000218.mp3 | Charles Schulz: A Great and Good Man; Alistair Cooke commemorates the life of Charles Schultz, the creator of the comic strip characters Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Woodstock. | 15:00 |
| 25.02.2000 | lfa_20000225.mp3 | Fuelling Inflation; Alistair Cook considers how a meeting of Opec and the price of oil may ultimately affect the future of the US more than Republican primaries. | 14:00 |
| 03.03.2000 | lfa_20000303.mp3 | Double diplomatic turmoil; America's tricky relationship with Taiwan is under the spotlight as the country enrages China by ordering $6bn of warships from the US. | 14:00 |
| 10.03.2000 | lfa_20000310.mp3 | A Brief Joust and Tumble with Sir Galahad; Alistair Cook looks at the rise and fall of Senator John McCain - briefly a challenger to George W Bush to be the Republican party's candidate in the forthcoming election. | 14:00 |
| 17.03.2000 | lfa_20000317.mp3 | Buying Judges and Acquiring a Patron Saint; Recalling a misleading first impression of America, Alistair Cook examines St. Patrick's Day celebrations and the influence of Irish immigrants on the Democratic Party. | 14:00 |
| 24.03.2000 | lfa_20000324.mp3 | A National Figure of Charm and Pity; Alistair Cooke discusses the case of 6 year old Cuban Elian Gonzalez, the sole survivor of a group of would-be illegal immigrants whose boat capsized off the Florida coast. | 14:00 |
| 31.03.2000 | lfa_20000331.mp3 | The Most Significant Event of Recent Times; Alistair Cooke considers the ramifications of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station and the Pope's apology for the Catholic Church's sins against unbelievers. | 14:00 |
| 07.04.2000 | lfa_20000407.mp3 | Never-failing, Ever-soaring, High-flying, Hi-techs; While technology stocks are puzzling financial experts, Alistair Cook wonders what alternative sources will be found to create energy. | 14:00 |
| 14.04.2000 | lfa_20000414.mp3 | The Year of the Census; Alistair Cooke examines whether questions on the US census invade individuals' privacy and explores the uses of private information. | 15:00 |
| 21.04.2000 | lfa_20000421.mp3 | Cycle of Boom and Bust; After the New York stock exchange plunges more than 600 points, periods of boom and bust are remembered by Alistair Cook. | 14:00 |
| 28.04.2000 | lfa_20000428.mp3 | A Sordid Struggle; Alistair Cooke examines the legal battle to declare six year old Cuban Elian Gonzalez eligible for permanent asylum in the US and the political ramifications of the case. | 15:00 |
| 05.05.2000 | lfa_20000505.mp3 | The Outrageous David Merrick; The life and times of a colourful character in American theatre - David Merrick - are remembered by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 12.05.2000 | lfa_20000512.mp3 | The China Bill and other Kickshaws; Whilst the House of Representatives vote on granting China permanent trading privileges, Alistair Cooke considers San Francisco's law against sizeism. | 14:00 |
| 19.05.2000 | lfa_20000519.mp3 | Historic Turning Points; After a shock announcement from New York City Mayor Giuliani, Alistair Cooke considers when the taboo of writing about the private life of prominent politicians was lifted. | 14:00 |
| 26.05.2000 | lfa_20000526.mp3 | A Giant Step for Womankind; If the mother of invention is necessity, then Alistair Cooke reflects that the father is resistance. In the light of unions disagreeing to trade with China, he reflects that all inventions meet with resistance at first...including dishwashers. | 14:00 |
| 02.06.2000 | lfa_20000602.mp3 | Diet, Longevity and a Custard Pie; Alistair Cooke reflects on the beginning of the national obsession with cholesterol and the scientific study which proved eating too much meat is bad for you. | 14:00 |
| 09.06.2000 | lfa_20000609.mp3 | Polishing up his Escutcheon; Alistair Cooke reflects on how President Clinton is polishing up his political legacy with his recent Chinese and Russian treaty summits. | 14:00 |
| 16.06.2000 | lfa_20000616.mp3 | A Wonderful Work or a Rat Trap?; In light of a new vedict surrounding the visiting rights of grandparents, Alistair Cooke reflects on the pace at which the Supreme Court makes its decisions. | 14:00 |
| 23.06.2000 | lfa_20000623.mp3 | This Great Festival of Consumerism; Alistair Cooke ponders on how long the ordinary American family has been paying attention to Father's Day and is worried by the great festival of consumerism. | 14:00 |
| 30.06.2000 | lfa_20000630.mp3 | Pursuing a Will-o-the-wisp; On the 50th anniversary of the United Nation's Korean War Alistair Cooke remembers the conflict that was often called the "forgotten war", including how the veto clause was written into the UN charter. | 14:00 |
| 07.07.2000 | lfa_20000707.mp3 | Where Have all the Answers Gone?; Alistair Cooke bends his alphabet into a metaphysical helix in order to gain an understanding of the human genome. | 14:00 |
| 14.07.2000 | lfa_20000714.mp3 | Now Read On...; Alistair Cooke remembers George Gallup, the man whose scientific polling method changed the study of government and public opinion forever. | 14:00 |
| 21.07.2000 | lfa_20000721.mp3 | Ghostly Applause for a News Blackout; Alistair Cooke evaluates the effect of the news blackouts surrounding the Israel and Palestinian peace talks and reflects on their joint history and turbulent relationship. | 13:00 |
| 28.07.2000 | lfa_20000728.mp3 | From Party Convention to Coronation; On the eve of the political parties choosing a nominee for the presidency of the United States, Alistair Cooke remembers some previous party conventions. | 13:00 |
| 04.08.2000 | lfa_20000804.mp3 | From Exciting Horserace to Exhibition Trot; Alistair Cooke considers the outdated presidential nominating conventions and remembers the dramatic evenings of the longest ballot in US history. | 14:00 |
| 11.08.2000 | lfa_20000811.mp3 | Running Mates and Carpet Baggers; Alistair Cooke explains the origins of the American political phrases "carpet bagger" and "running mate" as well as the role of the vice president. | 14:00 |
| 18.08.2000 | lfa_20000818.mp3 | Mother Nature's Wild Fires; Alistair Cooke talks about the colossal forest fires raging across the United States and explains how they've started to become an issue of political partisanship. | 14:00 |
| 25.08.2000 | lfa_20000825.mp3 | Russia: The Victim of Democracy; Alistair Cooke considers the tragic sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk and what public reaction in Russia has revealed about the government's relationship with it's people. | 14:00 |
| 01.09.2000 | lfa_20000901.mp3 | Father, God, Undefined; Alistair Cooke considers the American passion for trusting in God and how religion is linked to the American constitutional rights. | 13:00 |
| 08.09.2000 | lfa_20000908.mp3 | Doing What Comes Naturally; Alistair Cooke examines the lengths athletes go to for sporting success and reflects on the history of bodily enhancement through drugs, hormones and exercise techniques. | 14:00 |
| 15.09.2000 | lfa_20000915.mp3 | Trouble with the English Language; In the run up to the presidential election Alistair Cooke considers the affect of the poll ratings, Governor Bush's language gaffs and personality contests. | 14:00 |
| 22.09.2000 | lfa_20000922.mp3 | Just the Facts, Ma'am; In the midst of the reporting from the Sydney Olympic Games, Alistair Cooke is surprised by an article detailing the legal status of prostitution in Australia. Whilst reviewing the article he reflects on the eternal struggle between political idealism and reality. | 14:00 |
| 29.09.2000 | lfa_20000929.mp3 | A Vague Beast Called Big Oil; Whilst the rising price of gasoline (or petrol to the European listener) is casusing a problem across both Europe and the US, Alistair Cooke considers who, if anyone, is really to blame for this big oil situation. | 14:00 |
| 06.10.2000 | lfa_20001006.mp3 | There He Goes Again; With a presidential election a month or so away, Alistair Cook ponders the history of the American presidential debates. | 14:00 |
| 13.10.2000 | lfa_20001013.mp3 | The World's Tumult and the Price of a Barrel of Oil; Alistair Cook considers two conflicts - the rioting in Jerusalem and the revolution in Belgrade. | 14:00 |
| 20.10.2000 | lfa_20001020.mp3 | A Supreme Diarist; Alistair Cooke celebrates the life and work of diarist James Agate and contemplates how he would have approached the pressing issues of the modern world. . | 14:00 |
| 27.10.2000 | lfa_20001027.mp3 | Suffocating in an Ocean of Advertising; Alistair Cooke looks forward with pleasure to the Presidential election and an end to wall-to-wall lobbying and advertising. | 14:00 |
| 03.11.2000 | lfa_20001103.mp3 | The Day of Judgement; Democrat or Republican? Gore or Bush? Who will be the next President? Alistair Cooke reviews the two candidates. | 14:00 |
| 10.11.2000 | lfa_20001110.mp3 | Paralysis by Analysis; Given the closeness of the recent election, Alistair Cooke asks what sort of mandate the next President will really possess. | 13:00 |
| 17.11.2000 | lfa_20001117.mp3 | The Florida re-count, 2000; The various legal issues underlying the failure to elect either George W Bush or Al Gore as president are explained by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 24.11.2000 | lfa_20001124.mp3 | The Origin of the Continental Blow Out; Alistair Cooke looks at the origins of Thanksgiving and seasonal trends in food. | 14:00 |
| 01.12.2000 | lfa_20001201.mp3 | It's a Nine Ring Circus and You'll Never be Bored; Alistair Cooke examines the voting irregularities of 1876 and applies the lessons learned from them to the current electoral crisis in Florida. | 14:00 |
| 08.12.2000 | lfa_20001208.mp3 | Bedazzled and Bewildered; Alistair Cooke asks whether the doubts about the result of the Florida vote are paralysing America's government. | 14:00 |
| 15.12.2000 | lfa_20001215.mp3 | An Embarrassing Relic of Authoritarianism; Alistair Cooke contemplates the pros and cons of democracy and the role of America's Electoral College. | 14:00 |
| 22.12.2000 | lfa_20001222.mp3 | How Wrong We've Been, from Madison to Roosevelt; Alistair Cooke explains how America was able to wait patiently for the confirmation of their new president, George Bush. | 13:00 |
| 29.12.2000 | lfa_20001229.mp3 | America is Back to Normal; Alistair Cooke discusses the reality of wind chill, questionnaires for appointing cabinet officers and the secrets to old age. | 14:00 |
| 05.01.2001 | lfa_20010105.mp3 | The Magic of the Internet?; Alistair Cooke contemplates whether the internet really is the miracle cure for the US economy. | 14:00 |
| 12.01.2001 | lfa_20010112.mp3 | First and Foremost Bureaucrats; A childhood fishing trip becomes more poignant to Alistair Cooke after discovering that the North Sea is falling victim to water pollution. | 15:00 |
| 19.01.2001 | lfa_20010119.mp3 | Grandiose Inaugurations we Have Known; Alistair Cooke compares Andrew Jackson's rowdy inauguration with that of George W Bush. | 14:00 |
| 26.01.2001 | lfa_20010126.mp3 | A Precautionary Bit of Advice; Alistair Cooke compares the colourful characters of past US presidents, including Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan and Harry S Truman. | 15:00 |
| 02.02.2001 | lfa_20010202.mp3 | How am I doing?; Alistair Cooke investigates the quirky work habits of past US presidents, including Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Calvin Coolidge. | 14:00 |
| 09.02.2001 | lfa_20010209.mp3 | Famous and Good Intermediate Clowns; Alistair Cooke remarks on the cynicism of old motion picture comic WC Fields and considers George W Bush's push to decentralise government. | 14:00 |
| 16.02.2001 | lfa_20010216.mp3 | From Shirtsleeves to Shirt Sleeves in Three Generations; Alistair Cooke reflects on the generations of wealthy families who prosper or loose it all. | 14:00 |
| 23.02.2001 | lfa_20010223.mp3 | The Scandal of Pardons and White House Furniture; The controversial Clinton exit inspires Alistair Cooke to investigate past presidents' departures from the White House. | 14:00 |
| 02.03.2001 | lfa_20010302.mp3 | A Villain of American History; Alistair Cooke is shocked by the results from a national poll asking US citizens to name the four greatest presidents in American history. | 14:00 |
| 09.03.2001 | lfa_20010309.mp3 | The Vice Presidency and a Precaution Against Death; Alistair Cooke considers the health of the American vice-president, Dick Cheney, and wonders whether the Senate could pass President Bush's tax bill and make it law. | 14:00 |
| 16.03.2001 | lfa_20010316.mp3 | Sounding the Alarm to Farmers; Alistair Cooke reflects on the foot and mouth epidemic affecting Britain, and the ban implemented by America on all living animals imported from Europe. | 14:00 |
| 23.03.2001 | lfa_20010323.mp3 | Bush Leads from the Right; Alistair Cooke considers the first two months of George W. Bush in the White House. | 14:00 |
| 30.03.2001 | lfa_20010330.mp3 | The Entire Civilised World is Shocked Beyond Civilised Expression; Alistair Cooke reflects on President George W. Bush's decision not to support the Kyoto Treaty. | 14:00 |
| 06.04.2001 | lfa_20010406.mp3 | A Hero's Welcome: John McCain is Back!; Alistair Cooke considers Senator John McCain's campaign funding reform bill. | 14:00 |
| 13.04.2001 | lfa_20010413.mp3 | Déjà Vu All Over Again; Alistair Cooke reflects on the crash landing of an American spy plane on a Chinese island. | 15:00 |
| 20.04.2001 | lfa_20010420.mp3 | Trilbies are Fashionable Again!; Alistair Cooke considers the unfashionable problem of carbon dioxide emissions and the renewed amour for trilby wearing. | 14:00 |
| 27.04.2001 | lfa_20010427.mp3 | The Media Just Love Anniversaries - However Grim ; Alistair Cooke examines the media depiction of violence and reviews the coverage of the second anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. | 14:00 |
| 04.05.2001 | lfa_20010504.mp3 | The Supreme Court; Alistair Cooke reflects on the Supreme Court and the way in which it makes its decisions. | 14:00 |
| 11.05.2001 | lfa_20010511.mp3 | A Universal Shout; Alistair Cooke reflects on how the credibility of the United Nations has been eroded, and how a "universal shout" of anti-Americanism has echoed around the world. | 13:00 |
| 18.05.2001 | lfa_20010518.mp3 | California Dreaming; Alistair Cooke considers arguments surrounding the power failure crisis in California and explores the deregulation of resources. | 15:00 |
| 25.05.2001 | lfa_20010525.mp3 | The City that Waits ; Alistair Cooke examines how earthquakes in San Francisco are over shadowed by power problems, and reflects on President George W. Bush's reduction in foreign policy. | 14:00 |
| 01.06.2001 | lfa_20010601.mp3 | Life's a Gamble!; Alistair Cooke reflects on the political centrism occuring in both the US and the UK. He considers the new conservatism of the Labour party in Britain, and the differences between the Democrats and Republicans in the US. | 14:00 |
| 08.06.2001 | lfa_20010608.mp3 | Prescription for a Pessimist ; After taking a break from the news in an attempt to remain light-hearted in the face of huge world problems, Alistair Cooke reflects on his timeout, and how news reports affect a person’s psyche. | 14:00 |
| 15.06.2001 | lfa_20010615.mp3 | Diplomacy and Public Relations; Alistair Cooke considers President Bush's political blueprints for his European policy discussions | 14:00 |
| 22.06.2001 | lfa_20010622.mp3 | Wake Up to Summer; Alistair Cooke reflects on how people switch their political interests from the national to the local and the talents of the mocking bird. | 15:00 |
| 29.06.2001 | lfa_20010629.mp3 | Changing Tastes: 25 Years of Social Taboos; Alistair Cooke reflects on the changing social taboos and bigotries over the past quarter of a century. | 14:00 |
| 06.07.2001 | lfa_20010706.mp3 | Ringing the Changes!; Whilst fireworks burn brightly in the sky, Alistair Cooke reflects on the celebrations that take place every 4th of July to commemorate US independence, and the women's finals at Wimbledon. | 14:00 |
| 13.07.2001 | lfa_20010713.mp3 | Secret Service Secrets; Alistair Cooke considers the private and public life of a President as George Bush takes his presidential vacation with a small army of domestic and overseas reporters. | 13:00 |
| 20.07.2001 | lfa_20010720.mp3 | Stem Cell Brain Drain; Alistair Cooke debates the ethical and political difficulties surrounding human embryo stem cell research. | 14:00 |
| 27.07.2001 | lfa_20010727.mp3 | Policies and Popularity; Whilst Presidential poll ratings stagnate, Alistair Cooke considers the affect of policies on George Bush's popularity. | 14:00 |
| 03.08.2001 | lfa_20010803.mp3 | East meets West; Alistair Cooke explores Europe's ignorance of America's long and continuous concern with Pacifica and the Far East. | 14:00 |
| 10.08.2001 | lfa_20010810.mp3 | Golf: It's a Very Difficult Game; An special mixed-couples golf match that paired Tiger Woods with Annika Sorenstam, and David Duval with Karrie Webb, inspires Alistair Cooke to reflect on his most beloved sport, golf. | 14:00 |
| 17.08.2001 | lfa_20010817.mp3 | Life, Death and Medical Research; A coma patient kept on life support for 22 years makes Alistair Cooke consider the complex political and ethical issues of medical advancement. | 14:00 |
| 24.08.2001 | lfa_20010824.mp3 | Financial Wizards and Economic Prophecy; Alistair Cooke reflects on the worldwide pandemic of economic decline. | 14:00 |
| 31.08.2001 | lfa_20010831.mp3 | The Threat from Wobbling Warheads; Alistair Cooke reflects on President Bush's determination to build an all-embracing defence missile shield. | 13:00 |
| 07.09.2001 | lfa_20010907.mp3 | A Conference Against Human Prejudice; Alistair Cooke likens the problems arising from the UN Convention on racism to those found on and off the professional tennis court. | 14:00 |
| 14.09.2001 | lfa_20010914.mp3 | America's Day of Terror, 9/11; Alistair Cooke reflects on how he and the rest of the American population reacted to the World Trade Center terrorist attack on September 11th 2001. | 14:00 |
| 21.09.2001 | lfa_20010921.mp3 | America on Standby; In the aftermath of September 11th, Alistair Cooke considers how the actions of New York City Mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, compare with the activities of President Bush and his government. | 14:00 |
| 28.09.2001 | lfa_20010928.mp3 | The "Loss of Eden"; Alistair Cooke considers the lifespan of a letter written by Einstein to warn the President of the power unleashed by nuclear reactions, and how terrorism is used by governments. | 14:00 |
| 05.10.2001 | lfa_20011005.mp3 | Civil Rights and Censorship; Alistair Cooke compares the uses and abuses of civil rights and censorship by UK and US governments during wartime. | 14:00 |
| 12.10.2001 | lfa_20011012.mp3 | Blair and Bush: The special relationship; Alistair Cooke questions the use of anxiety inducing warnings from the FBI of imminent terrorist attacks, the partiality towards singing the national anthem, and Tony Blair's popularity ratings in America. | 14:00 |
| 19.10.2001 | lfa_20011019.mp3 | In The Olden Time: Before 11 September; Alistair Cooke reflects on how the September 11th attack has changed the American psyche, and considers how letters filled with anthrax are exacerbating the problems. | 14:00 |
| 26.10.2001 | lfa_20011026.mp3 | Living with anthrax; Whilst coping with the daily threat of possibly finding anthrax in the mail, Alistair Cooke reflects on how hope and fear are wrapped up within the 9/11 terrorist attacks. | 14:00 |
| 02.11.2001 | lfa_20011102.mp3 | The aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks; Alistair Cooke reflects on how America is coping in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on September 11th. | 15:00 |
| 09.11.2001 | lfa_20011109.mp3 | The Stars and Stripes; Alistair Cooke reflects on the outpouring of patriotism and the outburst of flag hanging in response to the September 11th attacks. | 14:00 |
| 16.11.2001 | lfa_20011116.mp3 | Project Space Guard; Alistair Cooke discusses the creation of The Space Guard Project, invented to eliminate potential extraterrestrial catastrophes. | 14:00 |
| 23.11.2001 | lfa_20011123.mp3 | French forces in Afghanistan, November 2001; The coincidences between the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy. Plus, the UN debate on war with Afghanistan. | 14:00 |
| 30.11.2001 | lfa_20011130.mp3 | The Terrorists' Trojan Horse; Alistair Cooke reflects on the horror of home grown terrorists used by al-Qaeda and other terrorist cells. | 14:00 |
| 07.12.2001 | lfa_20011207.mp3 | Security, Civil Rights and New Laws; Alistair Cooke considers the political and ethical dilemmas of "racial profiling" at airports since September 11th. | 14:00 |
| 14.12.2001 | lfa_20011214.mp3 | The Golden Gate; Alistair Cooke discusses the rumour of a potential attack on the San Francisco Bridge and the warnings by scientists about global warming. | 15:00 |
| 21.12.2001 | lfa_20011221.mp3 | The Messiah at Christmas; In the wake of 9/11, Alistair Cooke remembers introducing Bernstein to Handel's Messiah and admires the generosity of Tiger Woods. First broadcast 21 December 2001. | 14:00 |
| 28.12.2001 | lfa_20011228.mp3 | Tears and Anthems; Alistair Cooke questions why hearing the American national anthem should be uniquely affecting since the attacks on September 11th. | 14:00 |
| 04.01.2002 | lfa_20020104.mp3 | Ringing the Changes; Alistair Cooke considers change, the election of George W Bush, the transformation of Rudolph Giuliani after September 11 and Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New York. | 14:00 |
| 11.01.2002 | lfa_20020111.mp3 | There's No Place Like Home; Alistair Cooke on how an unlikely political allegiance is transforming American education, the altered state of US law making after September 11 and Milosevic at the Hague. | 14:00 |
| 18.01.2002 | lfa_20020118.mp3 | Living Like a Queen; Alistair Cooke wonders, upon considering the reality, why anyone would want to live like a Queen and examines the lifestyles of US presidents. | 14:00 |
| 25.01.2002 | lfa_20020125.mp3 | Batten Down the Hatches; Alistair Cooke examines the very real impact of inaccurate weather forecasts; the fall of Enron and the new US foreign policy being enacted at Guantanamo Bay. | 14:00 |
| 01.02.2002 | lfa_20020201.mp3 | Aftermath of War; Alistair Cooke examines the ever changing nature of war, the history of four Geneva Conventions and argues the case for a new convention for a new type of war. | 14:00 |
| 08.02.2002 | lfa_20020208.mp3 | Pork and Dogs; Alistair Cooke explains why we should all be interested in the President's budget; the new found importance of US homeland defence and the pork barrel metaphor. | 13:00 |
| 15.02.2002 | lfa_20020215.mp3 | The Next Step for the USA; Alistair Cooke expresses his concern about the US government's conception of an "axis of evil", their desire to invade Iraq and the possible restraining power of the UN. | 14:00 |
| 22.02.2002 | lfa_20020222.mp3 | Giuliani Receives Knighthood; Why shouldn't Rudolph Giuliani receive a knighthood? Alistair Cooke reveals the historical objections and misconceptions of America's relationship with honours. | 14:00 |
| 01.03.2002 | lfa_20020301.mp3 | High Noon; Alistair Cooke offers his view of the flawed ideology behind the idea of an "axis of evil" and the US's relationship with its traditional allies and its many new ones. | 14:00 |
| 08.03.2002 | lfa_20020308.mp3 | The Day the Money Stopped; Alistair Cooke recalls his personal experience of the day in 1933 when every bank in America shut and the lessons it taught him about how economies work. | 14:00 |
| 15.03.2002 | lfa_20020315.mp3 | Memory of a True Great; Alistair Cooke explores the difficult and exceptional life of champion American golfer, lawyer, scholar and engineer Robert Tyre Jones. | 14:00 |
| 22.03.2002 | lfa_20020322.mp3 | The Unsung Heroes; Alistair Cooke praises unseen fighter pilots protecting New York and examines the stepping-up of internal security and the publication of a list of nuclear threats to the US. | 14:00 |
| 29.03.2002 | lfa_20020329.mp3 | Persian Poets Need Not Apply; Alistair Cooke considers the contrasting ways in which English and American high schools teach science and the difference a scientific education makes in every field. | 14:00 |
| 05.04.2002 | lfa_20020405.mp3 | Letter from America; Alistair Cooke considers the use of medical buzz words such as virus and Alzheimer’s. | 14:00 |
| 12.04.2002 | lfa_20020412.mp3 | Middle East: Mind Your Language; Alistair Cooke examines the historical roots of US involvement in the conflict between Isreal and the Palestinians and why, when it comes to treaties, even the smallest words count. | 14:00 |
| 19.04.2002 | lfa_20020419.mp3 | A Window of Relief; Alistair Cooke explains the exhausting effects of transcontinental flight and examines the split between the Democrats and Republicans over the attitude of Ariel Sharon. | 14:00 |
| 26.04.2002 | lfa_20020426.mp3 | The Catholic Church and Child Sex Abuse; Alistair Cooke considers the scandals of child sex abuse by clergy in the Roman Catholic church and the role of bishops and cardinals in enabling abusers. | 14:00 |
| 03.05.2002 | lfa_20020503.mp3 | New York: How are you Doing?; Alistair Cooke on the psychological damage done to New York school children by the September 11 attacks and the prevalence of al Qaeda cells in countries allied with the US. | 14:00 |
| 10.05.2002 | lfa_20020510.mp3 | Princes of the Church Live as Princes of the World; Alistair Cooke talks about airport security on a war footing; deep vein thrombosis, and how the Roman Catholic church uses canon law to protect its clergy. | 14:00 |
| 17.05.2002 | lfa_20020517.mp3 | Joy and Sorrow for the Libertarians; Alistair Cooke on the libertarian Cato institute, economist Milton Friedman, why China's newfound capitalism is fully sanctioned by Marx and the massive deficits of US states. | 14:00 |
| 24.05.2002 | lfa_20020524.mp3 | Secret of Eternal Youth; Alistair Cooke on the elderly residents of Florida who think they've discovered the state's legendary fountain of youth and the alleged forewarning of the September 11 attacks. | 14:00 |
| 31.05.2002 | lfa_20020531.mp3 | Fountains and Trade Wars; Alistair Cooke examines George Bush's visit to Europe in the midst of a trade war and reflects on why you can't have plastic surgery if you want a personality. | 14:00 |
| 07.06.2002 | lfa_20020607.mp3 | A Ruin Running to the Horizon; Alistair Cooke reflects on the wreckage of the Twin Towers, a vast canyon in the heart of Manhattan and how the ramifications of 9/11 stretch from school children to horse racing. | 14:00 |
| 14.06.2002 | lfa_20020614.mp3 | The Last of the Old Time Gangsters; Alistair Cooke considers the life and death of infamous American Mafia boss John Gotti. | 14:00 |
| 21.06.2002 | lfa_20020621.mp3 | Goldfinger is Still Alive and Well; Alistair Cooke remembers Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the second Gulf War and the brutal repression of the Kurds and considers the continuing threat posed by Saddam Hussein. | 13:00 |
| 28.06.2002 | lfa_20020628.mp3 | American Policy has One Main Aim; A letter from a student leads Alistair Cooke to consider anti-semitism in New York, and the ramifications of President Truman's decision to help found and protect an Israeli Jewish state. | 14:00 |
| 05.07.2002 | lfa_20020705.mp3 | The Old West; Alistair Cooke on why Deadman Flat is the closest the public can get to the G8 conference; why sweat shops are good for their workers; the Duke of Norfolk and the Fourth of July. | 14:00 |
| 12.07.2002 | lfa_20020712.mp3 | Don't Name it, Cure it; Alistair Cooke considers his shifting habits and examines what President George W Bush is doing about fraudulent financial deals by corporations and, allegedly, Bush himself. | 14:00 |
| 19.07.2002 | lfa_20020719.mp3 | The Avenues to Express Greed had Grown; Whilst corporate fraud and greed hit the news headlines, Alistair Cooke considers the complicated language used by Alan Greenspan to calm the stock markets. Plus, he explores the education choice in 1951 for a young black girl. | 14:00 |
| 26.07.2002 | lfa_20020726.mp3 | Am I My Brother's Keeper?; Alistair Cooke reflects on the generosity of Andrew Carnegie, and the vice of greed within philanthropy. | 14:00 |
| 02.08.2002 | lfa_20020802.mp3 | Dead Cat Bounce; Alistair Cooke on the US stock market; the trapped Pennsylvania miners; troops required for invasion of Iraq and Pope John Paul II's visit to Toronto. | 14:00 |
| 09.08.2002 | lfa_20020809.mp3 | Should I Stay or Should I Go?; Whilst the warship, Monitor, is dredged out of the Atlantic Ocean, Alistair Cooke reflects that Europe’s reliance on the UN for sanctions against Saddam Hussein is an 'easy cop out'. | 12:00 |
| 16.08.2002 | lfa_20020816.mp3 | Cool it, Man!; Alistair Cooke talks about floods in Europe; Dresden damage during WWII; air conditioning & the heatwave; forest fires; floods in Mississippi. | 13:00 |
| 23.08.2002 | lfa_20020823.mp3 | If in Doubt, Find an Anniversary; Alistair Cooke explores the weird and wonderful anniversaries of 1902, including how the teddy bear was named, the zipper and American slang. | 13:00 |
| 30.08.2002 | lfa_20020830.mp3 | Fireworks over Manhattan; Alistair Cooke talks about the US Open tennis championships ceremony paying tribute to heroes of 9/11 and how former NY mayor David Dinkins loved tennis. | 14:00 |
| 06.09.2002 | lfa_20020906.mp3 | President Bush II has never been busier, 2002; Alistair Cooke reflects on President George Bush's recent holiday and considers the workload of "the most powerful man in the world" with reference to the Iraq crisis. | 13:00 |
| 13.09.2002 | lfa_20020913.mp3 | It's Been Hard Convincing Allies that it's War; Alistair Cooke reflects on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks and considers a type of warfare so new that some European generals can't be convinced it is war at all. | 14:00 |
| 20.09.2002 | lfa_20020920.mp3 | President Kennedy had Just had a Nasty Shock; Alistair Cooke considers the Cuban missile crisis, weapons inspections in Iraq and the scandal of Richard Nixon's membership of an all white golf club. | 12:00 |
| 27.09.2002 | lfa_20020927.mp3 | Watch out for Isidore; Alistair Cooke ponders names - the names of hurricanes, black Christian names and biblical names, as well as phonetics and the recital alphabet. | 13:00 |
| 04.10.2002 | lfa_20021004.mp3 | What the American People Want; Alistair Cooke examines the relationship between politicians and public opinion, as well as the life and polling discoveries of George H Gallup. | 13:00 |
| 11.10.2002 | lfa_20021011.mp3 | Protest for Peace; Alistair Cooke considers drafting during the American Civil War, anti-war protesters, rioting and the history and nature of Al Qaeda . | 14:00 |
| 18.10.2002 | lfa_20021018.mp3 | Heaven on the Half Shell; Alistair Cooke ponders the topics he chooses for his essays, his memories of San Francisco and the historical connection between China and California. | 14:00 |
| 25.10.2002 | lfa_20021025.mp3 | Implement Me No Directives!; Alistair Cooke contemplates the excellence of the Old Testament as a work of literature, Churchill's use of language and the wording of UN treaties. | 14:00 |
| 01.11.2002 | lfa_20021101.mp3 | All Politics is Local; Alistair Cooke recalls his very odd introduction to American politics; explains why Boston's top politicians have always been Irish and why all politics is really local. | 14:00 |
| 08.11.2002 | lfa_20021108.mp3 | When the Miraculous Computer Fails; Alistair Cooke explains why 31 small and rarely mentioned American political parties can be all important in US elections and what happens when the polling computer stops working. | 13:00 |
| 15.11.2002 | lfa_20021115.mp3 | Iraq's Midsummer Nightmare; Alistair Cooke considers the US congressional elections and the passing of the United Nations Security Council resolution of warning to Saddam Hussein. | 14:00 |
| 22.11.2002 | lfa_20021122.mp3 | Armageddon Can Wait ; Alistair Cooke contemplates what he considers to be; 'the striking resemblance of the events of the past year or so to the chronicles of the Bible'. | 14:00 |
| 29.11.2002 | lfa_20021129.mp3 | Patriotism, Thanksgiving - and Apple Sauce; Alistair Cooke looks back to the origins of the festival and remembers the day in 1938 when Franklin D Roosevelt declared 24 November to be "a day of general Thanksgiving". | 14:00 |
| 06.12.2002 | lfa_20021206.mp3 | The Marshall Plan; Alistair Cooke ponders Britain's anti-American feelings and George W Bush's obsession with Saddam Hussein. | 14:00 |
| 13.12.2002 | lfa_20021213.mp3 | Remembering a Dear Friend; Upon the death of a dear friend we are told a secret about President Kennedy that Alistair Cooke has kept for a lifetime | 14:00 |
| 20.12.2002 | lfa_20021220.mp3 | The Daily Sweat of Politics; Alistair Cooke ponders the daily grind of politics, and the struggle of President Lyndon Johnson in getting the whole idea of Medicare turned into law and made a reality. | 14:00 |
| 27.12.2002 | lfa_20021227.mp3 | Christmas Reflections; Alistair Cooke contemplates the meaning of Christmas as it is celebrated now, and remembers the Christmases' of three famous men. | 13:00 |
| 03.01.2003 | lfa_20030103.mp3 | Security and Psychic Powers; Alistair Cooke considers security in Times Square on New Year's Eve, a Chinese immigrant who took a prophet to court, and the apparent lack of professional predictions for 2003. | 13:00 |
| 10.01.2003 | lfa_20030110.mp3 | Big Brother is Watching; Alistair Cooke explores the branch of the US Homeland Security System which has the power to keep files on anybody in the country who gives off even a whiff of suspicion. | 14:00 |
| 17.01.2003 | lfa_20030117.mp3 | Sharing the Water; Alistair Cooke considers California's drought worries and contemplates how to split resources like water equally. | 14:00 |
| 24.01.2003 | lfa_20030124.mp3 | Getting Away From It All; Alistair Cooke ponders on how to relax when the body can no longer use physical exercise as a release. | 13:00 |
| 31.01.2003 | lfa_20030131.mp3 | Peace For Our Time; Alistair Cooke explains how he is haunted by the similarities between the beginnings of World War Two and the current crisis in Iraq. | 14:00 |
| 07.02.2003 | lfa_20030207.mp3 | John Glenn at the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster funeral; Alistair Cooke reflects on astronaut John Glenn's eventful earth landing in his Mercury capsule, Friendship 7. | 13:00 |
| 14.02.2003 | lfa_20030214.mp3 | Nobody is Breathing Fire and Smoke; Alistair Cooke considers how much caution should be taken when the National Security threat level is raised to 'imminent attacks'. | 14:00 |
| 21.02.2003 | lfa_20030221.mp3 | A Planet of Snow; Alistair Cooke considers how cold winters affect New York's economy and reflects on his experience of 26 inches of snow on Boxing Day 1947. | 14:00 |
| 28.02.2003 | lfa_20030228.mp3 | The Secret of Life; Alistair Cooke looks back to the discovery of the chemical structure of deoxyribonucleic acid - slangily known as DNA. | 14:00 |
| 07.03.2003 | lfa_20030307.mp3 | The Flaws of the UN?; Alistair Cooke reflects on the lives of three extraordinary men; Sir Alexander Cadogan, Philip Larkin and Mister Rogers. | 14:00 |
| 14.03.2003 | lfa_20030314.mp3 | Avoiding the Scourge of War; Alistair Cooke considers the ineffectiveness of the UN as an enforcing power and retells the history of Washington DC. | 14:00 |
| 21.03.2003 | lfa_20030321.mp3 | America invades Iraq; 36 hours into the war with Iraq, Alistair Cooke considers the public and political support for the war and George Bush's lack of diplomacy. | 14:00 |
| 28.03.2003 | lfa_20030328.mp3 | The Anxiety of War; Alistair Cooke reflects of the casualties of war and losing friendships to time. | 14:00 |
| 04.04.2003 | lfa_20030404.mp3 | Senator Moynihan: A Social Conscience; Alistair Cooke pays tribute to the brilliant and eccentric former senator, Daniel Patrick Moynihan. | 14:00 |
| 11.04.2003 | lfa_20030411.mp3 | Saint Carlo; Alistair Cooke considers how to grow old successfully and pays tribute Dr. Carlo Urbani, the man who pioneered Doctors Without Borders. | 14:00 |
| 18.04.2003 | lfa_20030418.mp3 | The Lessons of Potsdam; Alistair Cooke considers how people can become desensitised to the horrifying images of war, using Winston Churchill's Potsdam experience for reference. | 13:00 |
| 25.04.2003 | lfa_20030425.mp3 | Taking it to the Brink; Unions, strikes and last minute negotiation talks blot out world catastrophes for Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 02.05.2003 | lfa_20030502.mp3 | No More Wine and Roses; Alistair Cooke reflects on how the desert town of Las Vegas became the biggest tourist honey trap. | 14:00 |
| 09.05.2003 | lfa_20030509.mp3 | Today's News is Tomorrow's Collectors' Item; Alistair Cooke explains how Leo Szilard, a little know Hungarian refugee, helped stop World War II. | 14:00 |
| 16.05.2003 | lfa_20030516.mp3 | Tackling the Looters; Alistair Cooke contemplates how to prevent Iraq from descending into anarchy. | 14:00 |
| 23.05.2003 | lfa_20030525.mp3 | The Creator of the Talent Industry; Alistair Cooke pays tribute to the life and work of "the Oracle" Mark McCormack. | 14:00 |
| 30.05.2003 | lfa_20030530.mp3 | Don't Pollute the Enemy's Water; Alistair Cooke questions how much confidence people should have in the military, the President, and in Congress. | 14:00 |
| 06.06.2003 | lfa_20030606.mp3 | Who Shall Police the Policemen?; Alistair Cooke asks how we can police the world in a time of modern terrorist conflict since America's founding fathers never legislated for an "undeclared" war. | 14:00 |
| 13.06.2003 | lfa_20030613.mp3 | Dramatic Turns of History; Alistair Cooke contemplates how some political decisions change the entire course of world history by examining Saddam Hussain's decision to invade Kuwait. | 14:00 |
| 20.06.2003 | lfa_20030620.mp3 | The Maddest and Most Criminal of Tyrants; Alistair Cooke examines tyrants who commit mass murder and compares Stalin with Hitler. | 13:00 |
| 27.06.2003 | lfa_20030627.mp3 | Were We Misled into War?; Alistair Cooke asks whether the invasion of Iraq was based on a false premise: the existence of hidden weapons. | 14:00 |
| 04.07.2003 | lfa_20030704.mp3 | Meeting the Stars; Alistair Cooke remembers meeting Ronald Colman and Katherine Hepburn. | 14:00 |
| 11.07.2003 | lfa_20030711.mp3 | Americans Choose Tony Blair; Alistair Cooke reflects on why Americans seem to trust Tony Blair more than their own president, George Bush. | 14:00 |
| 18.07.2003 | lfa_20030718.mp3 | The Power of a Phrase; Alistair Cooke examines the power of the catchphrase whether it be "uranium from Africa"; "winds of change"or "I was brainwashed". | 13:00 |
| 25.07.2003 | lfa_20030725.mp3 | It's Dangerous for Journalists to Retire; Alistair Cooke rejects the thought of retirement but contemplates the pastime of golf in the light of recent scientific studies. | 14:00 |
| 01.08.2003 | lfa_20030801.mp3 | The Original Fast Talker; Following the death of two centenarians, Alistair Cooke discusses Bob Hope and Lord Shawcross and how their longevity relates to the pensions crisis. | 14:00 |
| 08.08.2003 | lfa_20030808.mp3 | Healing the Alliance Against Terrorism; Given the failure to reach consensus at the UN on how to tackle terrorism, Alistair Cooke reassesses his letter of 1998 discussing Bill Clinton's failure to get his way at the UN. | 13:00 |
| 15.08.2003 | lfa_20030815.mp3 | Some Colourful Legends are Based in Fact; Upon receiving a letter containing a Winston Churchill legend, Alistair Cooke remembers some more myths surrounding other famous characters. | 14:00 |
| 22.08.2003 | lfa_20030822.mp3 | It Seemed like Doomsday at the Time; Alistair Cooke contemplates the importance of electricity in the light of recent power cuts in New York and Baghdad. | 14:00 |
| 29.08.2003 | lfa_20030829.mp3 | The Drastic Social Change in a Once Genteel Game; Alistair Cooke examines why how tennis at Wimbledon and across the globe reconciles traditional values with the modern world. | 14:00 |
| 05.09.2003 | lfa_20030905.mp3 | A Million Iraqis Will Get the Message; Alistair Cooke contrasts the "crisis" in the tennis world with that in Iraq and bemoans the lack of sports stars who can put their troubles in perspective. | 12:00 |
| 12.09.2003 | lfa_20030912.mp3 | In Memory of Henry Longhurst; Alistair Cooke celebrates the life of golfing correspondent and commentator Henry Longhurst. | 14:00 |
| 19.09.2003 | lfa_20030919.mp3 | A Category Five Hurricane; Alistair Cooke tells us two stories because in times of great stress - and waiting for hurricane Isabel is stressful - people have told stories. | 14:00 |
| 26.09.2003 | lfa_20030926.mp3 | Why it Costs so Much to Rebuild Iraq; Alistair Cooke asks why it is costing so much to rebuild Iraq and seizes the launch of a four-bladed razor to analyse the process of shaving. | 14:00 |
| 03.10.2003 | lfa_20031003.mp3 | I am a Jelly Doughnut; Alistair Cooke examines the roles Robert Lochner and Alexander Butterfield have played in American state affairs over the past four decades, including JF Kenndy's speech "Ich bin ein Berliner". | 14:00 |
| 10.10.2003 | lfa_20031010.mp3 | The California Election; Alistair Cooke contemplates the result of the Californian Election and Arnold Schwarzenegger's role as governor. | 14:00 |
| 17.10.2003 | lfa_20031017.mp3 | Separated by Language; Alistair Cooke was unable to give his talk. In this repeat, from October 1998, Alistair Cooke muses on curious linguistic differences between America and England. | 14:00 |
| 24.10.2003 | lfa_20031024.mp3 | The Pledge of Allegiance; Alistair Cooke examines the Pledge of Allegiance and its role in an increasingly secular society. | 14:00 |
| 31.10.2003 | lfa_20031031.mp3 | Towering Glass and Steel; Forty years on Alistair Cooke examines the knock on effect of the destruction of the original Pennsylvania Station. | 14:00 |
| 07.11.2003 | lfa_20031107.mp3 | Social Lion and Remarkable Architect; Alistair Cooke celebrates the architectural achievements of Stanford White, amongst them Madison Square Gardens. | 14:00 |
| 14.11.2003 | lfa_20031114.mp3 | The Appetite for War; In anticipation of George Bush's visit to Europe, Alistair Cooke examines how the announcement of casualty numbers influences the public's appetite for war. | 14:00 |
| 21.11.2003 | lfa_20031121.mp3 | Chinese Textile Tariffs; Alistair Cooke compares tariffs set on Chinese imports with similar attempts to protect America's home economy with the Smoot-Hawley Tariff during the great depression. | 14:00 |
| 28.11.2003 | lfa_20031128.mp3 | Healthy Eating; Alistair Cooke looks back at the history of Thanksgiving in the light of modern concerns about healthy eating. | 14:00 |
| 05.12.2003 | lfa_20031205.mp3 | Why the War Couldn't Wait; Alistair Cooke examines why it is so difficult to establish democracy in Iraq. | 13:00 |
| 12.12.2003 | lfa_20031212.mp3 | Looking for an Anniversary; If in doubt, find an anniversary! Alistair Cooke remembers when the centenary of Queen Victoria receiving the Koh-I-Noor diamond helped him out of a tricky situation. | 14:00 |
| 19.12.2003 | lfa_20031219.mp3 | Birth of a Christmas Fairy Tale; Alistair Cooke recalls the circumstances that led to the creation of Charles Dickens' most famous story. | 13:00 |
| 26.12.2003 | lfa_20031226.mp3 | Pork Barrel Politics; As the United States enters an election year, Alistair Cooke describes how congressmen will be trying to secure re-appointment. | 14:00 |
| 02.01.2004 | lfa_20040102.mp3 | The Problem with Sport; With the New Year unfolding, Alistair Cooke wonders what makes people favour athletic prowess over academic skill. | 14:00 |
| 09.01.2004 | lfa_20040109.mp3 | Not Worth Talking About; Alistair Cooke refuses to join the throng of commentators writing themselves into exhaustion about the presidential candidates. | 14:00 |
| 16.01.2004 | lfa_20040116.mp3 | Temperatures Drop; Alistair Cooke thinks back to a winter in Palm Beach, as Arctic weather hits the northern states. | 14:00 |
| 23.01.2004 | lfa_20040123.mp3 | The Day of the GP is Over; Alistair Cooke remembers the days before specialisation when doctors in the USA used to make house calls. | 14:00 |
| 30.01.2004 | lfa_20040130.mp3 | Was Saddam a Threat or Not?; Alistair Cooke discusses the resignation of the US chief weapons inspector, Dr David Kay. | 14:00 |
| 06.02.2004 | lfa_20040206.mp3 | Encounters with Intelligence; Alistair Cooke looks at the meaning of 'intelligence' and recounts how he was mistaken for a spy during World War II. | 14:00 |
| 13.02.2004 | lfa_20040213.mp3 | How WWI turned slimming into a fashion; Alistair Cooke recalls how slimming became fashionable during the food shortages that followed the First World War. | 14:00 |
| 20.02.2004 | lfa_20040220.mp3 | Alistair Cooke's Last Letter; In Alistair Cooke's last letter, he considers how the war in Iraq is a key element in the run-up to the US Presidential Election. | 14:00 |
| 28.11.2007 | The Messiah at Christmas; In the wake of 9/11, Alistair Cooke remembers introducing Bernstein to Handel's Messiah and admires the generosity of Tiger Woods. First broadcast 21 December 2001. | ||
| 29.11.2007 | Groucho Marx and Bing Crosby; Two great talents who died in 1977 - remembering Groucho Marx and Bing Crosby. | ||
| 30.11.2007 | How ice cream changed America; Reuben Mattus, the inventor of Haagen-Dazs ice-cream, reminds Alistair Cooke of other immigrants who have shaped America. | ||
| 03.12.2007 | Kennedy's rocking chair; The sale of President Kennedy's rocking chair, JFK's ailments and the discreetness of the press, as discussed by Alistair Cooke. | ||
| 04.12.2007 | Atlanta and Augusta; A brief history of the city of Atlanta, the increase in internal flights within the United States and the beginnings of the Augusta National Golf Club. | ||
| 05.12.2007 | Rudolph Valentino; In the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana, remembering Rudolph Valentino, the first superstar creation lost in the dazzle of the spotlight. | ||
| 19.11.2008 | The atom bomb warning of 1939; How Roosevelt was warned of Germany's nuclear threat by two Hungarian refugees from Long Island in 1939, thanks to a boy who liked fishing. | ||
| 23.12.2012 | America's problem with gun ownership; The problem of US gun ownership, and why the American constitution doesn't actually guarantee a right to bear arms, as examined by broadcaster and journalist Alistair Cooke in 1993. |
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