'Such experience, wisdom and education are unlikely ever again to combine in one journalist'
Mark Lawson
Alistair Cooke was radio's great observer, the doyen of foreign correspondents and the world's most famous letter writer From 1946 until 2004. he explained the Americans to the British through his weekly Letter From America, the longest-running one-man series In broadcasting history. It was always a virtuoso performance - informed, informal, shrewd, funny and erudite.
In this volume, Cooke reports on a varied selection of events, including the 1992 presidential election, the art of Charles Schulz and introducing Bernstein to Handel's Messiah. He remembers the infamous standoff over Cuba, which nearly caused a third world war, and recalls the more recent shocking events surrounding September 11th 2001 and the subsequent 'war on terror'. Every event evokes a particular time and place, but Cooke's unique style of expression and analysis provides each with a resonance that echoes through the years.
This release also contains a bonus programme. Remembering Alistair Cooke, in which BBC Radio 4 presenter James Naughtie and a selection of Cooke's friends, family and colleagues pay tribute to the great broadcaster
Any historian (amateur or serious) MUST have this collection.
Anyone who loves the spoken word and who loves wordsmiths will also kill to get a copy.
This is one reason how and why the BBC is so respected around the world.
Christopher Lee
Narrator : Anna Massey and Peter Jeffrey
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 2 hours 30 minutes
British Pre 1900 Non Fiction British
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Wonderful... This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years See full description...
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Christopher Lee
Narrator : Various
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 11 hours 30 minutes
Non Fiction British Pre 1900
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Using a range of contemporary documents, this is an informative, engaging and fascinating insight into the rise - and eventual fall - of the British Empire. See full description...
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Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 4 hours 55 minutes
20th Century Social & Economic British Non Fiction
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Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the twentieth century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith. See full description...
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Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 4 hours 30 minutes
20th Century Social & Economic British Non Fiction
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Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of a decade of the century described by those who saw them happen... See full description...
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Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Various
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 4 hours 45 minutes
20th Century Social & Economic British Non Fiction
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Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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