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Firing Line

Season 7

12 listed hours · 1966–1999 · Syndicated/PBS

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How this season is filed

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 7 of Firing Line (1966–1999) on Syndicated/PBS as a mid listed season (7; 7 of 33) — 12 listed hours, 1972-01-12–1972-12-21 from “Vietnamization” (S07E01) to “A Conservative Look at Marijuana” (S07E42). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S07E01

    Vietnamization

    Vietnamization — Season 7, Episode 1 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-01-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S07E03

    Vietnam: Looking Back

    Vietnam: Looking Back — Season 7, Episode 3 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-01-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S07E08

    The Meaning of China

    The Meaning of China — Season 7, Episode 8 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-02-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S07E10

    The Irish Problem

    The Irish Problem — Season 7, Episode 10 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-03-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S07E12

    The Greek Dilemma

    The Greek Dilemma — Season 7, Episode 12 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-04-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S07E19

    Richard Nixon and Young Conservatives

    Richard Nixon and Young Conservatives — Season 7, Episode 19 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-06-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S07E27

    Abortion Laws: Pro and Con

    Abortion Laws: Pro and Con — Season 7, Episode 27 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-07-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S07E31

    Sex Education

    Sex Education — Season 7, Episode 31 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-10-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S07E32

    Hate America

    Hate America — Season 7, Episode 32 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-10-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S07E40

    The Southern Imagination

    The Southern Imagination — Season 7, Episode 40 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-12-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S07E41

    The Young

    The Young — Season 7, Episode 41 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-12-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S07E42

    A Conservative Look at Marijuana

    A Conservative Look at Marijuana — Season 7, Episode 42 of Firing Line. Aired 1972-12-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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