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Press overkill on hostages return
After the saturation coverage of the Iran hostages' return, will diplomacy be resumed?
After the saturation coverage of the Iran hostages' return, will diplomacy be resumed? The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.
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 ±«Óãtv in 2014.
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Sun 1 Feb 1981
09:15
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 30 Jan 1981 21:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Sun 1 Feb 1981 09:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
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