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Episode six: Hollywood - from seedy suburb to capital of entertainment

American historians give Christopher Cook their accounts of vital moments in the making of the United States.

Episode six: Hollywood - from seedy suburb to capital of entertainment.

"In terms of American social history, no institution is more important than Hollywood." Film critic Richard Schickel.

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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project