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Firing Line

Season 3

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 3 of Firing Line (1966–1999) on Syndicated/PBS as a mid listed season (3; 3 of 33) — 15 listed hours, 1968-01-08–1968-12-12 from “The Economic Crisis” (S03E02) to “Muhammad Ali and the Negro Movement” (S03E49). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S03E02

    The Economic Crisis

    The Economic Crisis — Season 3, Episode 2 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-01-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S03E03

    Was the Civil-Rights Crusade a Mistake?

    Was the Civil-Rights Crusade a Mistake? — Season 3, Episode 3 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-01-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S03E07

    The Wallace Crusade

    The Wallace Crusade — Season 3, Episode 7 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-01-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S03E08

    Wiretapping--Electronic Bugging

    Wiretapping--Electronic Bugging — Season 3, Episode 8 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-01-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S03E09

    Philby and Treason

    Philby and Treason — Season 3, Episode 9 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-02-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S03E10

    The Culture of the Left

    The Culture of the Left — Season 3, Episode 10 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-02-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S03E14

    The Wallace Movement

    The Wallace Movement — Season 3, Episode 14 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-04-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S03E18

    The Avant Garde

    The Avant Garde — Season 3, Episode 18 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-05-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S03E21

    Armies of the Night

    Armies of the Night — Season 3, Episode 21 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-05-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S03E31

    Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment — Season 3, Episode 31 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-09-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S03E32

    The Hippies

    The Hippies — Season 3, Episode 32 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-09-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S03E41

    The Influence of TV on American Politics

    The Influence of TV on American Politics — Season 3, Episode 41 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-09-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S03E43

    The Black Panthers

    The Black Panthers — Season 3, Episode 43 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-11-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S03E45

    The Republic of New Africa

    The Republic of New Africa — Season 3, Episode 45 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-11-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S03E49

    Muhammad Ali and the Negro Movement

    Muhammad Ali and the Negro Movement — Season 3, Episode 49 of Firing Line. Aired 1968-12-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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