Alistair Cooke Audio

Alistair Cooke looks back on a rich and varied life, one which has taken him across the ocean but never far away from the BBC....

In nearly three thousand BBC broadcasts over fifty-eight years, Alistair Cooke reported on America, revealing our countrys complexities and idiosyncrasies to a global audience.

Here is a selection of Alistair Cooke's finest radio Letters from America, in chronological order from his earliest broadcasts.

The BBC radio program "Letter from America" remains the longest running personal commentary on British radio. This release focuses on the turbulent times of the 1960s; the history of the decade is explored through Alistair Cooke's unique broadcasts.

Alistair Cooke is the microphone's great observer, the doyen of foreign correspondents and the world's most famous letter writer....

Alistair Cooke is the microphone's great observer, the doyen of foreign correspondents and the world's most famous letter writer....

Five specially selected letters from American election years, based on the BBC Radio 4 series 'Cooke's Elections'.