Letter from America
‘Letter from America’ Examines the United States Through a British Lens
Our discussion about BBC broadcaster Alistair Cooke and his iconic radio program, Letter from America, continues with journalist Alvin Hall. The BBC, in conjunction with Boston University, recently unveiled an archive of Cooke’s program, which broadcast every week from 1946 to 2004. Hall notes Cooke’s admiration for jazz, the ultimate American art form. In one program […]
