Firing Line

Season 5

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 Season 5

8 Episodes

  • Skepticism and Disorder
    E3
    Skepticism and DisorderA superb conversation that ranges from Vietnam and crime in the streets to the beginning of the Cold War and the difficulty many Americans had in believing that the Soviet Union, our recent ally in World War II, wasn't a democracy in the same sense as the United States.
  • The Mylai Massacre
    E5
    The Mylai MassacreA serious, though sometimes heated, discussion that begins with who bears responsibility for the Mylai massacre.
  • The Idea of The Great Ideas
    E10
    The Idea of The Great Ideas
  • The Road Back
    E23
    The Road BackThe road back from socialism, that is. Both guests had been Angry Young Men.
  • How Does It Look for the Dollar?
    E31
    How Does It Look for the Dollar?
  • Africa and Colonialism
    E38
    Africa and Colonialism
  • Radical Chic
    E46
    Radical Chic
  • Vietnamization
    E47
    Vietnamization

 

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