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Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Eric Hitchens was a British author, journalist and educator. Author of 18 books on faith, culture, politics and literature, he was born and educated in Britain, graduating in the 1970s from Oxford with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Christopher Hitchens has 100 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1983 Call-In as a Columnist for the The Nation. The year with the most videos was 2005 with eight videos as a Contributing Editor for the Vanity Fair. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2011 with an average of 29,551 views per program. Most appearances with Brian Lamb (22), Susan Swain (5), Peter Hitchens (5). Most common tags: Arts & Literature, Journalism, Iraq Occupation/Reconstruction (05/02/03-08/31/10).

Appearances by Title:c. December 11, 1996 - Present Contributing Editor, [Vanity Fair]


Videos: 10 c. January 1, 2001 - Present Columnist, [Vanity Fair]


Videos: 14 c. January 21, 2000 - Present Columnist, [Harper's Magazine]


Videos: 20

Previously

Contributing Editor, [Atlantic, The] c. January 1, 2007 - c. November 1, 2011 Videos: 8 Columnist, [The Nation] c. November 7, 1983 - c. October 1, 2002 Videos: 41 Editor, [Vanity Fair] c. July 4, 1996 - c. December 11, 1996 Videos: 2 Columnist, Washington Office, [Vanity Fair] c. June 19, 1993 - c. March 29, 1994 Videos: 3

Recent Appearances

  • Q&A with Christopher Hitchens

    Q&A with Christopher Hitchens

    Christopher Hitchens was interviewed in his home about his life and work following a diagnosis of esophageal cancer. He autho…

  • Does Atheism Poison Everything?

    Does Atheism Poison Everything?

    A debate was held on atheism with Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great, and David Berlinski, author of The Devil’…

  • <em>Hitch 22</em>

    Hitch 22

    Christopher Hitchens reflects on his personal and public life in his memoir, Hitch-22. Mr. Hitchens was interviewed at the an…

  • Summer Reading with Christopher Hitchens

    Summer Reading with Christopher Hitchens

    Christopher Hitchens answered the question “What are you reading?” He mentioned Dreyfus: Politics, Emotion, and the Scandal o…

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