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Inner city decay
New York power outage highlights nationwide problem of creeping decay of urban infrastructure.
New York power outage highlights nationwide problem of creeping decay of urban infrastructure.
This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Sun 13 Sep 1981
09:15
BBC Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 11 Sep 1981 21:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 13 Sep 1981 09:15BBC Radio 4
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