[Celtic Conservative]

I occasionally hear his "letters from America" on the BBC at work.(you'd be amazed how little there is to listen to at 2 A.M.). From the shows that I have heard I must say I am not impressed . Now I know the man is older than methuselah, but the majority of excerpts are rambling and generally incoherent. Mr. Cooke presents various thoughts and concepts , but the linkage of those thoughts is often tenuous. Or, in other words, you often get done listening to the show and say to yorself "that's it?, what the heck was the whole thing about?"

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[RightWhale]

Delivery, it's all in the delivery. Content is merely background, scenery.

[Mason]

Mr. Cooke presents various thoughts and concepts , but the linkage of those thoughts is often tenuous. Or, in other words, you often get done listening to the show and say to yorself "that's it?, what the heck was the whole thing about?"

I don't know. I often arise at 3 a.m. Monday morning just to hear the guy. I usually enjoyed them.

[Rummyfan]

Alistair Cooke may be over the hill now but if you get ahev some time to read it THE AMERICANS is a very good book by him. As a foreigner who became an American I thought he had a very good hnadle on the country.

[RoyDavison]

Like proven masterpieces in the field of art and music, the work of Alistair Cooke is no longer up for evaluation. The viewer or listener is the one who is on trial. His reaction simply reveals his own level of insight and appreciation.