Firing Line
Season 5
5 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 5 of Firing Line (1966–1999) on Syndicated/PBS as a mid listed season (5; 5 of 33) — 5 listed hours, 1970-03-13–1970-12-17 from “The Idea of The Great Ideas” (S05E10) to “Vietnamization” (S05E47). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
- S05E10
The Idea of The Great Ideas
The Idea of The Great Ideas — Season 5, Episode 10 of Firing Line. Aired 1970-03-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S05E31
How Does It Look for the Dollar?
How Does It Look for the Dollar? — Season 5, Episode 31 of Firing Line. Aired 1970-09-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S05E38
Africa and Colonialism
Africa and Colonialism — Season 5, Episode 38 of Firing Line. Aired 1970-10-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S05E46
Radical Chic
Radical Chic — Season 5, Episode 46 of Firing Line. Aired 1970-12-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S05E47
Vietnamization
Vietnamization — Season 5, Episode 47 of Firing Line. Aired 1970-12-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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