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Firing Line

Season 12

11 listed hours · 1966–1999 · Syndicated/PBS

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Filed by Rex Fontaine · Golden Age Dispatch

Firing Line is William F. Buckley Jr. turning argument into spectator sport: clipboard, drawl, and guests from across the aisle in conversations that refused the sound bite. Syndicated, then PBS, it ran for decades on polysyllables. Political talk before the countdown clock — intellectual blood sport with manners, and sentences allowed to finish on national television.

TV Flash files Season 12 of Firing Line (1966–1999) on Syndicated/PBS as a mid listed season (12; 12 of 33) — 11 listed hours, 1977-02-01–1977-11-17 from “Borges South America's Titan” (S12E06) to “Ferdinand Marcos: A Discussion” (S12E41). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S12E06

    Borges South America's Titan

    Borges South America's Titan — Season 12, Episode 6 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-02-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S12E07

    Terror in Latin America

    Terror in Latin America — Season 12, Episode 7 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-02-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S12E09

    Should the U.S. Pressure Argentina?

    Should the U.S. Pressure Argentina? — Season 12, Episode 9 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-01-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S12E12

    Is There a Solution for Rhodesia?

    Is There a Solution for Rhodesia? — Season 12, Episode 12 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-03-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S12E20

    What's Happening in South Africa?

    What's Happening in South Africa? — Season 12, Episode 20 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-05-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S12E23

    What's Up with Eurocommunism?

    What's Up with Eurocommunism? — Season 12, Episode 23 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-06-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S12E26

    Human Rights in the USSR

    Human Rights in the USSR — Season 12, Episode 26 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-07-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S12E27

    What Have We Learned from the Failure of British Socialism?

    What Have We Learned from the Failure of British Socialism? — Season 12, Episode 27 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-07-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S12E32

    The Problem of the Illegals

    The Problem of the Illegals — Season 12, Episode 32 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-09-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S12E39

    Is There a Case for Private Property?

    Is There a Case for Private Property? — Season 12, Episode 39 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-11-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S12E41

    Ferdinand Marcos: A Discussion

    Ferdinand Marcos: A Discussion — Season 12, Episode 41 of Firing Line. Aired 1977-11-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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