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Firing Line

Season 24

6 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 24 of Firing Line (1966–1999) on Syndicated/PBS as a mid listed season (24; 24 of 33) — 6 listed hours, 1989-01-10–1989-11-17 from “Saint or Sinner: Junipero Serra” (S24E05) to “President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan, Part I” (S24E32). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S24E05

    Saint or Sinner: Junipero Serra

    Saint or Sinner: Junipero Serra — Season 24, Episode 5 of Firing Line. Aired 1989-01-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S24E14

    Mother Teresa Talks with William F. Buckley Jr

    Mother Teresa Talks with William F. Buckley Jr — Season 24, Episode 14 of Firing Line. Aired 1989-06-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S24E18

    The Fight for Bach

    The Fight for Bach — Season 24, Episode 18 of Firing Line. Aired 1989-06-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S24E30

    William F. Buckley Jr. Looks Back on Politics, Etc.

    William F. Buckley Jr. Looks Back on Politics, Etc. — Season 24, Episode 30 of Firing Line. Aired 1989-10-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S24E31

    William F. Buckley Jr. Looks Forward on Politics, Etc.

    William F. Buckley Jr. Looks Forward on Politics, Etc. — Season 24, Episode 31 of Firing Line. Aired 1989-10-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S24E32

    President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan, Part I

    President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan, Part I — Season 24, Episode 32 of Firing Line. Aired 1989-11-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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