For anyone who thinks Earl Spencer was drunk, he actually had a stroke 3 years before this interview which was the cause of his dysphasia.

Great to see baby-face Hitch, I miss him so much.

Kate Adie interviewing the Earl Spencer “I’m afraid I was very, very drunk”

Wonderful to see here the young Hitch, my absolute, latter-day intellectual hero, making commentary way back in the early 80s. Thank you for this.

Hitchens was adorable with his baby face, but his sharp cheeky wit never faded with age. Rest easy Hitch.

We dont see these type of people anymore. Its a loss to humanity.

Clicked on this for the young Hitchens, but the whole thing is a blast.

Ahhh… back when Brit TV still had some clever people… Great reminder, thanks for posting. 👍

Seems like a promising young man 🙂

Look at his hair...love him 👧

I love how feisty he is. despite the respectful format, he's always setting small traps to engage the other, and he's highly provocative, but his best quality probably was how damn interesting was everything he said

Bless ya for this Liam. Brings back great memories. The world certainly has not got any saner.

Hitch’s greatest hair day.

This is really cool.  Where do you find all these archived interviews / discussions ?

For those wondering what's wrong with Earl Spencer his speech was impaired following a  severe stroke in 1978.

Harry Enfield must have studied the Earl of Spencer diligently!!!

Never thought I’d hear Hitch’s take on Grange Hill!

Hitchens even young, sounds as wise as old oak!😂🙌🇬🇧

Extraordinary find!

You can learn everything you need to know about 1981 fashion by comparing Christopher's tie with Ludivoc's tie.