Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Jr Years (2001- 2004)

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Jr Years (2001- 2004)

162 episodes

The 9/11 attacks, the war on terror and invasion of Iraq defined George W Bush’s first term. A fascinating social, cultural and political look at American life from Alistair Cooke


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Alistair Cooke's Last Letter

Published: Feb. 20, 2004, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 15 seconds

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How WWI turned slimming into a fashion

Published: Feb. 13, 2004, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds

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Encounters with Intelligence

Published: Feb. 6, 2004, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 22 seconds

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Was Saddam a Threat or Not?

Published: Jan. 30, 2004, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds

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The Day of the GP is Over

Published: Jan. 23, 2004, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 31 seconds

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Temperatures Drop

Published: Jan. 16, 2004, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

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Not Worth Talking About

Published: Jan. 9, 2004, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 16 seconds

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The Problem with Sport

Published: Jan. 2, 2004, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 22 seconds

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Pork Barrel Politics

Published: Dec. 26, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 51 seconds

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Birth of a Christmas Fairy Tale

Published: Dec. 19, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes

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Looking for an Anniversary

Published: Dec. 12, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 32 seconds

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Why the War Couldn't Wait

Published: Dec. 5, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 15 seconds

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Healthy Eating

Published: Nov. 28, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 55 seconds

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Chinese Textile Tariffs

Published: Nov. 21, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 59 seconds

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The Appetite for War

Published: Nov. 14, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds

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Social Lion and Remarkable Architect

Published: Nov. 7, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 26 seconds

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Towering Glass and Steel

Published: Oct. 31, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds

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The Pledge of Allegiance

Published: Oct. 24, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 1 second

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Separated by Language

Published: Oct. 17, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 27 seconds

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The California Election

Published: Oct. 10, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 50 seconds

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I am a Jelly Doughnut

Published: Oct. 3, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 34 seconds

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Why it Costs so Much to Rebuild Iraq

Published: Sept. 26, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 42 seconds

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A Category Five Hurricane

Published: Sept. 19, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds

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In Memory of Henry Longhurst

Published: Sept. 12, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 31 seconds

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A Million Iraqis Will Get the Message

Published: Sept. 5, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 44 seconds

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The Drastic Social Change in a Once Genteel Game

Published: Aug. 29, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 16 seconds

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It Seemed like Doomsday at the Time

Published: Aug. 22, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 24 seconds

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Some Colourful Legends are Based in Fact

Published: Aug. 15, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 15 seconds

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Healing the Alliance Against Terrorism

Published: Aug. 8, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 35 seconds

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The Original Fast Talker

Published: Aug. 1, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 13 seconds

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It's Dangerous for Journalists to Retire

Published: July 25, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 41 seconds

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The Power of a Phrase

Published: July 18, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 48 seconds

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Americans Choose Tony Blair

Published: July 11, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 54 seconds

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Meeting the Stars

Published: July 4, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 9 seconds

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Were We Misled into War?

Published: June 27, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 1 second

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The Maddest and Most Criminal of Tyrants

Published: June 20, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 53 seconds

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Dramatic Turns of History

Published: June 13, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 2 seconds

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Who Shall Police the Policemen?

Published: June 6, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 13 seconds

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Don't Pollute the Enemy's Water

Published: May 30, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 50 seconds

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The Creator of the Talent Industry

Published: May 23, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 31 seconds

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Tackling the Looters

Published: May 16, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

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Today's News is Tomorrow's Collectors' Item

Published: May 9, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds

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No More Wine and Roses

Published: May 2, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 10 seconds

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Taking it to the Brink

Published: April 25, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 19 seconds

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The Lessons of Potsdam

Published: April 18, 2003, 7:45 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 47 seconds

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Saint Carlo

Published: April 11, 2003, 7:45 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 22 seconds

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Senator Moynihan: A Social Conscience

Published: April 4, 2003, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 32 seconds

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The Anxiety of War

Published: March 28, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 16 seconds

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America invades Iraq

Published: March 21, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 36 seconds

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Avoiding the Scourge of War

Published: March 14, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 26 seconds

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The Flaws of the UN?

Published: March 7, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 27 seconds

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The Secret of Life

Published: Feb. 28, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds

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A Planet of Snow

Published: Feb. 21, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 6 seconds

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Nobody is Breathing Fire and Smoke

Published: Feb. 14, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 42 seconds

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John Glenn at the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster funeral

Published: Feb. 7, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 28 seconds

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Peace For Our Time

Published: Jan. 31, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 19 seconds

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Getting Away From It All

Published: Jan. 24, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 14 seconds

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Sharing the Water

Published: Jan. 17, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 38 seconds

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Big Brother is Watching

Published: Jan. 10, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 54 seconds

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Security and Psychic Powers

Published: Jan. 3, 2003, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 34 seconds

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Christmas Reflections

Published: Dec. 27, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 53 seconds

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The Daily Sweat of Politics

Published: Dec. 20, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 54 seconds

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Remembering a Dear Friend

Published: Dec. 13, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

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The Marshall Plan

Published: Dec. 6, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 47 seconds

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Patriotism, Thanksgiving - and Apple Sauce

Published: Nov. 29, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 25 seconds

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Armageddon Can Wait

Published: Nov. 22, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds

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Iraq's Midsummer Nightmare

Published: Nov. 15, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds

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When the Miraculous Computer Fails

Published: Nov. 8, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 33 seconds

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All Politics is Local

Published: Nov. 1, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds

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Implement Me No Directives!

Published: Oct. 25, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds

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Heaven on the Half Shell

Published: Oct. 18, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds

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Protest for Peace

Published: Oct. 11, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 55 seconds

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What the American People Want

Published: Oct. 4, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 51 seconds

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Watch out for Isidore

Published: Sept. 27, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 51 seconds

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President Kennedy had Just had a Nasty Shock

Published: Sept. 20, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 59 seconds

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It's Been Hard Convincing Allies that it's War

Published: Sept. 13, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 1 second

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President Bush II has never been busier, 2002

Published: Sept. 6, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 55 seconds

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Fireworks over Manhattan

Published: Aug. 30, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 11 seconds

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If in Doubt, Find an Anniversary

Published: Aug. 23, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds

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Cool it, Man!

Published: Aug. 16, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 19 seconds

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Published: Aug. 9, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 47 seconds

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Dead Cat Bounce

Published: Aug. 2, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes

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Am I My Brother's Keeper?

Published: July 26, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 14 seconds

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The Avenues to Express Greed had Grown

Published: July 19, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 23 seconds

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Don't Name it, Cure it

Published: July 12, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 23 seconds

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The Old West

Published: July 5, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 26 seconds

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American Policy has One Main Aim

Published: June 28, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 13 seconds

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Goldfinger is Still Alive and Well

Published: June 21, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 16 seconds

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The Last of the Old Time Gangsters

Published: June 14, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds

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A Ruin Running to the Horizon

Published: June 7, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 33 seconds

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Fountains and Trade Wars

Published: May 31, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 39 seconds

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Secret of Eternal Youth

Published: May 24, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 59 seconds

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Joy and Sorrow for the Libertarians

Published: May 17, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 31 seconds

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Princes of the Church Live as Princes of the World

Published: May 10, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 39 seconds

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New York: How are you Doing?

Published: May 3, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 16 seconds

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The Catholic Church and Child Sex Abuse

Published: April 26, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 50 seconds

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A Window of Relief

Published: April 19, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds

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Middle East: Mind Your Language

Published: April 12, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 7 seconds

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Medical Buzz Words

Published: April 5, 2002, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 11 seconds

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Persian Poets Need Not Apply

Published: March 29, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 11 seconds

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The Unsung Heroes

Published: March 22, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 31 seconds

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Memory of a True Great

Published: March 15, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 32 seconds

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The Day the Money Stopped

Published: March 8, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 4 seconds

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High Noon

Published: March 1, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 18 seconds

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Giuliani Receives Knighthood

Published: Feb. 22, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds

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The Next Step for the USA

Published: Feb. 15, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds

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Pork and Dogs

Published: Feb. 8, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 57 seconds

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Aftermath of War

Published: Feb. 1, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 39 seconds

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Batten Down the Hatches

Published: Jan. 25, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 27 seconds

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Living Like a Queen

Published: Jan. 18, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 28 seconds

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There's No Place Like Home

Published: Jan. 11, 2002, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 45 seconds

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Tears and Anthems

Published: Dec. 28, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds

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The Messiah at Christmas

Published: Dec. 21, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 3 seconds

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The Golden Gate

Published: Dec. 14, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 19 seconds

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Security, Civil Rights and New Laws

Published: Dec. 7, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds

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The Terrorists' Trojan Horse

Published: Nov. 30, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 32 seconds

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French forces in Afghanistan, November 2001

Published: Nov. 23, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 17 seconds

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Project Space Guard

Published: Nov. 16, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 2 seconds

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The Stars and Stripes

Published: Nov. 9, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds

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The aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Published: Nov. 2, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 16 seconds

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Living with anthrax

Published: Oct. 26, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 7 seconds

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In The Olden Time: Before 11 September

Published: Oct. 19, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 42 seconds

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Blair and Bush: The special relationship

Published: Oct. 12, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 38 seconds

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Civil Rights and Censorship

Published: Oct. 5, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 13 seconds

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The "Loss of Eden"

Published: Sept. 28, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 55 seconds

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America on Standby

Published: Sept. 21, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 1 second

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America's Day of Terror, 9/11

Published: Sept. 14, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds

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A Conference Against Human Prejudice

Published: Sept. 7, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 23 seconds

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The Threat from Wobbling Warheads

Published: Aug. 31, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 18 seconds

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Financial Wizards and Economic Prophecy

Published: Aug. 24, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds

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Life, Death and Medical Research

Published: Aug. 17, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds

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Golf: It's a Very Difficult Game

Published: Aug. 10, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 45 seconds

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East meets West

Published: Aug. 3, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 44 seconds

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Policies and Popularity

Published: July 27, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 54 seconds

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Stem Cell Brain Drain

Published: July 20, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 26 seconds

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Secret Service Secrets

Published: July 13, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 57 seconds

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Ringing the Changes!

Published: July 6, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 33 seconds

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Changing Tastes: 25 Years of Social Taboos

Published: June 29, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 49 seconds

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Wake Up to Summer

Published: June 22, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 17 seconds

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Diplomacy and Public Relations

Published: June 15, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 4 seconds

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Prescription for a Pessimist

Published: June 8, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds

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Life's a Gamble!

Published: June 1, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 57 seconds

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The City that Waits

Published: May 25, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 45 seconds

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California Dreaming

Published: May 18, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 16 seconds

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A Universal Shout

Published: May 11, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 34 seconds

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The Supreme Court

Published: May 4, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 23 seconds

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The Media Just Love Anniversaries - However Grim

Published: April 27, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 49 seconds

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Trilbies are Fashionable Again!

Published: April 20, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds

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Deja Vu All Over Again

Published: April 13, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 4 seconds

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A Hero's Welcome: John McCain is Back!

Published: April 6, 2001, 8:28 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 53 seconds

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The Entire Civilised World is Shocked Beyond Civilised Expression

Published: March 30, 2001, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 39 seconds

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Bush Leads from the Right

Published: March 23, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 22 seconds

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Sounding the Alarm to Farmers

Published: March 16, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 53 seconds

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The Vice Presidency and a Precaution Against Death

Published: March 9, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 16 seconds

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A Villain of American History

Published: March 2, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds

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The Scandal of Pardons and White House Furniture

Published: Feb. 23, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds

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From Shirtsleeves to Shirt Sleeves in Three Generations

Published: Feb. 16, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 47 seconds

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Famous and Good Intermediate Clowns

Published: Feb. 9, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 54 seconds

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How am I doing?

Published: Feb. 2, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds

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A Precautionary Bit of Advice

Published: Jan. 26, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 17 seconds

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Grandiose Inaugurations we Have Known

Published: Jan. 19, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 51 seconds

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First and Foremost Bureaucrats

Published: Jan. 12, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 7 seconds

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The Magic of the Internet?

Published: Jan. 5, 2001, 9 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 37 seconds

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