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In Alistair Cooke's Footsteps - Setting off from New York - BBC Sounds

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In Alistair Cooke's Footsteps

Setting off from New YorkSetting off from New York

Released On: 06 Nov 2012

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Alvin Hall travels through the USA revisiting Alistair Cooke's Letter from America.

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