Talk:Letter from America

According to the John B. Gambling page, Rambling with Gambling was the longest-running speech radio programme, running from 1925 to 2000. If this is indeed so, then the statement on this page needs to either be removed or rephrased. sjorford (talk)  17:24, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Radio 4's charity appeal programme The Week's Good Cause started around 1926 and is still going today, which probably makes it the longest-running. --Bonalaw 12:29, 29 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Yes, but have either of those shows been presented only by one person? I think LFA's claim to fame derives from the fact that it was only ever presented by one person.  JRJW
 * But that isn't what the introduction says. If it is wrong it needs to be changed.203.184.41.226 (talk) 07:48, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Missing episode?
The last episode was broadcast 20 February 2004. He did not announce his retirement until 2 March 2004. What happened to the episode that should have run on 27 February? --  Jack of Oz   [Talk]  08:00, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Cooke was seriously ill with cancer so that edition was never made and a repeat broadcast in its place. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 06:57, 26 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Ah, thank you. --   Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  08:58, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

" the longest-running speech radio programme hosted by one individual in history"
There's no mention of what was the longest-running music radio programme hosted by one individual in history? Paul Benjamin Austin 10:23, 26 June 2019 (UTC)