麻豆社

Cooke begins his broadcasting career at the 麻豆社. Ian Richardson reads from Nick Clarke's biography.

Letter from America - Alistair Cooke's weekly talks on American life, history and politics - ran on 麻豆社 Radio from 1946 until shortly before his death in 2004 at the age of 95.

His 15-minute reflections touched on everything from assassinations to terrorist attacks. One of Alistair's most memorable accounts came when he happened to be in the Los Angeles hotel where Bobby Kennedy was shot in 1968.

Speaking in his final broadcast, Alistair concluded: "Throughout 58 years I have had much enjoyment in doing these talks and hope that some of it has passed over to the listeners".

Cooke's biographer Nick Clarke - former presenter of 麻豆社 Radio 4's The World at One - sadly died in 2006.

Produced by Pat McLoughlin. First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in November 1998.