Comments on: Celebrating Alistair Cooke http://xetera.net/2008/11/18/alistair-cooke-centenary/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:52:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John Self http://xetera.net/2008/11/18/alistair-cooke-centenary/#comment-221 John Self Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:21:06 +0000 http://stunoble.wordpress.com/?p=292#comment-221 Yes she does qmonkey, it's called <em>Reporting America 1946-2004</em>. Well, that was my thought at least as I flicked through the endless introduction she writes for that book - about 30 pages' worth. I kept thinking, "Pipe down love, you're not the one we've paid to see." Yes she does qmonkey, it’s called Reporting America 1946-2004. Well, that was my thought at least as I flicked through the endless introduction she writes for that book – about 30 pages’ worth. I kept thinking, “Pipe down love, you’re not the one we’ve paid to see.”

]]> By: qmonkey http://xetera.net/2008/11/18/alistair-cooke-centenary/#comment-220 qmonkey Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:12:21 +0000 http://stunoble.wordpress.com/?p=292#comment-220 I think his daughter has a book out at the moment as well... escapes me where i heard her reading an except... but, it was brilliant. helpful eh? :) I think his daughter has a book out at the moment as well… escapes me where i heard her reading an except… but, it was brilliant. helpful eh? :)

]]> By: stunoble http://xetera.net/2008/11/18/alistair-cooke-centenary/#comment-219 stunoble Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:52:27 +0000 http://stunoble.wordpress.com/?p=292#comment-219 My Dad kindly passed on an old mazda 626 during my time living in Scotland. There in the glove box, amongst the usual nonsense, I was delighted to find a BBC box set of the best of <em>Letter from America</em> on tape! Many happy memories of driving round the east of Scotland listening to the master! John: I hope Mrs S <em>is</em> listening. I saw that tome on a table in W'stones and like you thought I had found the perfect Christmas gift..for myself! My Dad kindly passed on an old mazda 626 during my time living in Scotland. There in the glove box, amongst the usual nonsense, I was delighted to find a BBC box set of the best of Letter from America on tape! Many happy memories of driving round the east of Scotland listening to the master!

John: I hope Mrs S is listening. I saw that tome on a table in W’stones and like you thought I had found the perfect Christmas gift..for myself!

]]> By: John Self http://xetera.net/2008/11/18/alistair-cooke-centenary/#comment-218 John Self Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:42:11 +0000 http://stunoble.wordpress.com/?p=292#comment-218 I devoured the freebie booklet the Guardian gave away a month or two ago with extracts from his Letters and Guardian reports, and immediately added the new collection, <em>Reporting America 1946-2004</em> (even the expanse of those dates makes the jaw drop: he really did see <em>everything</em>) to my Xmas list. Are you listening, Mrs Self? I devoured the freebie booklet the Guardian gave away a month or two ago with extracts from his Letters and Guardian reports, and immediately added the new collection, Reporting America 1946-2004 (even the expanse of those dates makes the jaw drop: he really did see everything) to my Xmas list. Are you listening, Mrs Self?

]]> By: crookedshore http://xetera.net/2008/11/18/alistair-cooke-centenary/#comment-217 crookedshore Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:58:41 +0000 http://stunoble.wordpress.com/?p=292#comment-217 A master...my wife and I wouldn't have missed letter from America. Sunday mornings wasn't it? 8.30am I think? A master…my wife and I wouldn’t have missed letter from America. Sunday mornings wasn’t it? 8.30am I think?

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