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Episode
1 - The First Impact - In 1932, Alistair Cooke was
offered a fellowship at Yale University, thus began his
fascination with his new home, America. In this introductory
episode, he visits some of his favourite places, including New
Orleans, the home of many jazz greats, Vermont, the most
beautiful of the six New England states and San Francisco, the
least monolithic of all American cities. He also talks about
some interesting people, such as Jelly Roll Morton and Charlie
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