Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988) - Paul Castellano shot dead

Mafia family head killed in daylight shooting, confirming prejudice about crime and New York's Italian-Americans.

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.

Published on Friday, 20th December 1985.

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