I am an investigator. I make probes ... the explorer is totally inconsistent, he never knows when he might make some startling discovery.'
MARSHALL MCLUHAN 'S combative writing on aspects of media - the printing press. advertising, television - bristles with slogans and quirky insights. He was lionised in the 60s and neglected in the 70s. How does his work stand up now?
Russell Davies presents this documentary assessment of Marshall McLuhan.
Contributors TOM WOLFE , FR WALTER ONG ,
JOHN WAIN. CORINNE MCLUHAN , PROFESSOR JAMES CAREY ,
DR TOM COOPER. PROFESSOR FRANK KERMODE. PROFESSOR NORTHROP FRYE.
RALPH NADER. ROBERTSON DAVIES , ANTHONY SMITH ,
DR DERRICK DE KERCKHOVE \Producer david PERRY