National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

Overview

In 1968, while the nation braces for a presidential showdown, the real fireworks erupt between two intellectual titans on live TV: the razor-tongued conservative William F. Buckley Jr. and the provocative liberal Gore Vidal. Their clashes, broadcast in a cutting-edge nightly format, turn into a brutal war of words over America’s fractured soul, exposing raw ideology and personal venom that would redefine political discourse forever.