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Firing Line Season 5 Episodes

  • 1966-2020
  • 38 Seasons
  • NET
  • Talk & Interview
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Spanning thirty-three years and 1,504 episodes, "Firing Line" was originally a one-hour debate program (later reduced to a half-hour) hosted by political commentator William F. Buckley. An eloquent interviewer and a formidable debater, Buckley verbally sparred on "Firing Line" with many notable figures in the latter half of the twentieth century. His guests included future U.S. presidents such as Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, venerated writers such as Tom Wolfe and Jack Kerouac, and political intellectuals such as Barry Goldwater and Noam Chomsky. One of the longest-running shows in television history, "Firing Line" garnered an Emmy Award in 1969.

Season 5 Episode Guide

Season 5

3 Episodes 1970 - 1970

Episode 10

The Idea of the Great Ideas

Fri, Mar 13, 197050 mins

Philosopher and educator Mortimer J. Adler engages host William F. Buckley in a wide-ranging discussion spanning the great books, the great ideas, teaching, higher education and the necessity of a liberal arts curriculum.

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Episode 38

Africa and Colonialism

Tue, Oct 20, 1970

Mrs. Huxley, raised in Kenya, was highly regarded as an observer of her own country and of Africa generally. This conversation explores the subject of de-colonization, including the limitations of Western democracy in a region accustomed to other methods of decision-making, and the question of how a colonial power should go about letting go.

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Episode 46

Radical Chic

Thu, Dec 17, 197050 mins

Following the publication of Tom Wolfe's article "That Party at Lenny's" in New York magazine, Wolfe appears on William F. Buckley's television program in order to respond to various criticisms by his detractors. Wolfe explains his mindset while crafting the latter article from his perspective as both a writer and a journalist.

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