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Soviets need soap, December 1989
Give the Communist masses what they really want - a delivery of consumerism. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From Amer...
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Soviets need soap, December 1989 is an episode from Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered by BBC. Give the Communist masses what they really want - a delivery of consumerism. This archive e...
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Published Dec 8, 1989, 14:21 long, audio available.
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What is Soviets need soap, December 1989 about?
Give the Communist masses what they really want - a delivery of consumerism. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Soviets need soap, December 1989 is an episode from Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered by BBC.
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This episode is 14:21 long.
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This episode was published on Dec 8, 1989.
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Soviets need soap, December 1989 is from Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered by BBC.
What are the episode details?
Published Dec 8, 1989 and 14:21 long