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Firing Line

Season 15

15 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 15 of Firing Line (1966–1999) on Syndicated/PBS as a mid listed season (15; 15 of 33) — 15 listed hours, 1980-01-14–1980-12-09 from “Presidential Hopeful: Ronald Reagan” (S15E02) to “Why Is Jazz Neglected?” (S15E44). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S15E02

    Presidential Hopeful: Ronald Reagan

    Presidential Hopeful: Ronald Reagan — Season 15, Episode 2 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-01-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S15E03

    The United States in the 1980s--Foreign Affairs

    The United States in the 1980s--Foreign Affairs — Season 15, Episode 3 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-01-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S15E04

    The United States in the 1980s--Domestic Affairs

    The United States in the 1980s--Domestic Affairs — Season 15, Episode 4 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-01-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S15E07

    Government Bailout

    Government Bailout — Season 15, Episode 7 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-02-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S15E15

    The Fight over Catholic Orthodoxy

    The Fight over Catholic Orthodoxy — Season 15, Episode 15 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-04-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S15E16

    Allard Lowenstein on Firing Line: A Retrospective

    Allard Lowenstein on Firing Line: A Retrospective — Season 15, Episode 16 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-04-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S15E25

    Is Camp David Falling Apart?

    Is Camp David Falling Apart? — Season 15, Episode 25 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-07-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S15E27

    What Happened at Madison Square Garden?

    What Happened at Madison Square Garden? — Season 15, Episode 27 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-08-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S15E28

    Defense and the Democrats

    Defense and the Democrats — Season 15, Episode 28 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-08-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S15E29

    Have We Learned Anything about Gun Control?

    Have We Learned Anything about Gun Control? — Season 15, Episode 29 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-07-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S15E31

    The Crisis in Labour

    The Crisis in Labour — Season 15, Episode 31 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-09-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S15E33

    How Does One Find Faith?

    How Does One Find Faith? — Season 15, Episode 33 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-09-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S15E34

    Do We Need Religion or Religious Institution?

    Do We Need Religion or Religious Institution? — Season 15, Episode 34 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-09-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S15E43

    How Should Ex-Communists Cooperate?

    How Should Ex-Communists Cooperate? — Season 15, Episode 43 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-12-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S15E44

    Why Is Jazz Neglected?

    Why Is Jazz Neglected? — Season 15, Episode 44 of Firing Line. Aired 1980-12-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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