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John Glenn returns to Space
As John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth prepares to return to space at the age of 77, Cooke remembers the extraordinary TV broadcast and Glenn's instant fame.
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Fri 23 Oct 1998
21:00
成人论坛 Radio 4
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