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Wouldn't it be great to have the ability to hear (only) your grandparents' really interesting and most meaningful stories? Start it or pause it with a click of your mouse? And you could revisit, or not, any time you wanted? Yes? You'll wanna watch this then.

If you remember Alistair Cooke and his BBC Radio America program, "Letter From America", than this is your own "Grandpa's Letter From England" ... well, not your actual grandpa, but I'm thinking you'll want this one as your adopted grandfather.

Peter, a 79-year-old widower, living alone in the English countryside, had just hoped to provide thoughtful answers and wisdom to the YouTube community but it soon turned into regular and meaningful fireside chats, weaving his interesting stories with details of English history and his personal thoughts and memories.

This is part oral history and part grandfatherly story time. It's easy to see why his audience is growing by the hundreds every day. His soothing British accented voice and detailed chats leave you wanting more after each short segment. Tell us more grandfather! More! This grandfather, unlike the grandpa you knew, only talks in concise 6-minute blocks.

In his initial video he speaks to the younger generation, saying that he'll be here "to bitch and grumble about life in general from the perspective of an old person who's been there and done that."

But he quickly narrows his subject area to his own background with his series "Telling It Like It Is". Following the axiom that the best speeches or stories are always the ones we know best, from personal experience, Peter gives his recollections of his life from childhood on.

He starts out with his early education with historical insights. Each video story time begins ("Hello YouTubers") right where the last one left us. And in the style of Alistair Cooke, he signs off with, "Goodbye and thank you for listening."

We'll be listening. And watching for more.

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