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There are currently 12 available episodes
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How Tickled Am I? Series 3, Gracie Fields
2/4 Mark Radcliffe profiles the film and music hall star, who never forgot her Rochdale roots.
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Adventures in Science Series 2, Sound
5/5 From a violin to your brain, Ben Silburn traces the journey of an acoustic wave.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke The Messiah at Christmas
In the wake of 9/11, Alistair Cooke remembers introducing Bernstein to Handel's Messiah.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke French forces in Afghanistan, November 2001
The assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy. Plus UN debate on war with Afghanistan.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Rudolph Valentino
The life of Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926).
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Kennedy's rocking chair
The secret ailments of President John F Kennedy.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke How ice cream changed America
A profile of Reuben Mattus (1912-1994), the co-founder of Haagen-Dazs.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Atlanta and Augusta
A history of the Augusta National Golf Club from its formation in 1777.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Groucho Marx and Bing Crosby
Profiles of entertainers Groucho Marx (1898-1977) and Bing Crosby (1903-1977).
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Television in America, 1951
The early days of television in America, as reported by Alistair Cooke.
