Alistair Cooke: The Biography

Alistair Cooke: The Biography

by NickClarke (Author)

Synopsis

Alistair Cooke, for 52 years the unmistakable voice of BBC's Letter from America , was 90 in 1998. Drawing upon correspondence, private papers and the reminiscences of family and friends, this is the biography of one the most famous names in British broadcasting history.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: 4th Impression
Publisher: Orion
Published: 05 Oct 2000

ISBN 10: 0752837095
ISBN 13: 9780752837093

Author Bio
Nick Clarke read Modern Languages at Cambridge and after three years with the Yorkshire Post joined the BBC TV News in Manchester as a reporter in 1973. He spent five years on The Money Programme, three years on Newsnight and has been a presenter with BBC Radio 4 since 1989, initially with The World This Weekend, moving in 1994 to The World at One. He also presented Radio 4's Round Britain quiz and was a regular guest panellist on The News Quiz. He died in November 2006.