Firing Line
Season 12
Firing Line was an American public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley, Jr., founder and publisher of National Review magazine. Its 1,504 episodes over 33 years made Firing Line the longest-running public affairs show in television history with a single host. The erudite program, which featured many of the most prominent intellectuals and public figures in the United States, won an Emmy Award in 1969.
Where to Watch Firing Line • Season 12
14 Episodes
- What Have We Learned from the Failure of British Socialism?E28
What Have We Learned from the Failure of British Socialism?In Mrs. Thatcher's second appearance on Firing Line, two years before she would take up the reins of government, the conversation turns to the state of democracy in present-day Britain. - The Soviet Intelligence ApparatusE29
The Soviet Intelligence ApparatusMrs. Ulanovskaya speaks slowly and with a very heavy accent, but it's worth the effort to hear the story she has to tell--of her husband's connection with Stalin, of her work as a spy in the United States (one of her agents was Whittaker Chambers), of her disenchantment and banishment to Gulag.
