Firing Line
Season 20
4 listed hours · 1966–1999 · Syndicated/PBS
From the desk
How this season is filed
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 20 of Firing Line (1966–1999) on Syndicated/PBS as a mid listed season (20; 20 of 33) — 4 listed hours, 1985-05-22–1985-12-02 from “Psychiatry: New Explorations” (S20E18) to “What Does PEN Have to Offer?” (S20E43). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
- S20E18
Psychiatry: New Explorations
Psychiatry: New Explorations — Season 20, Episode 18 of Firing Line. Aired 1985-05-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S20E25
What Are Our Young Novelists Up To?
What Are Our Young Novelists Up To? — Season 20, Episode 25 of Firing Line. Aired 1985-07-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S20E32
Three Approaches to Terrorists
Three Approaches to Terrorists — Season 20, Episode 32 of Firing Line. Aired 1985-09-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S20E43
What Does PEN Have to Offer?
What Does PEN Have to Offer? — Season 20, Episode 43 of Firing Line. Aired 1985-12-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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