- Title: War Of The Words
- Date: 17th December 1991
- Summary: A PROGRAMME EXAMINING THE PHENOMENON IN THE UNITED STATES OF 'POLITICAL CORRECTNESS' OR 'MULTICULTURALISM'. FILMED ON LOCATION IN THE U.S., THE G PROGRAMME FOLLOWS THE GROWING CONTROVERSY ON AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ABOUT MULTICULTURALISM IN THE CURRICULUM, AND LOOKS AT ALLEGATIONS THAT POLITICAL BIAS IN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS HAS LED TO THE EXPULSION OF ACADEMIC STAFF. THE PROGRAMME EXAMINES THE SPREAD OF MULTICULTURALISM INTO ALL AREAS OF CULTURAL LIFE INCLUDING POLITICS, ENTERTAINMENT AND SO ON. IT TRACES THE ORIGINS OF MULTICULTURALISM BACK TO ITS PHILOSOPHICAL ROOTS IN RELATIVISM AND DEMONSTRATES THE THREAT IT POSES TO NOT ONLY TRADITIONAL LEARNING BUT TO WESTERN CIVILIZATION ITSELF.
- Description:CHRISTOPHER HITCHINS PLUNGES INTO THE CONTROVERSIAL POLITICAL CORRECTNESS MOVEMENT CURRENTLY SWEEPING THROUGH THE AMERICAN ACADEMIA.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:TVF LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:17/12/1991
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s