List of Frontline (PBS) episodes

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A list of episodes from the Public Broadcasting Service documentary series Frontline.

Title	Date	Topic	Description
Abortion Clinic	01983-04-18April 18, 1983	Health/Science/Technology	The abortion debate.
Red Star Over Khyber	01984-12-11December 11, 1984	Afghanistan/Pakistan	The Persian Gulf five years after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Buying the Bomb	01985-03-05March 5, 1985	Afghanistan/Pakistan	The story of a Pakistani businessman who tried to ship electrical devices which can be used as nuclear bomb triggers out of the US to Pakistan.
A Class Divided	01985-03-26March 26, 1985	Racism	William Peters follows up on the 1970 TV documentary Eye of the Storm about Jane Elliott's experiment of dividing an otherwise homogenous group of school kids by their eye color.
Death of a Porn Queen	01987-06-09June 9, 1987	Biographies	The life and suicide of young girl involved in the porn industry.
The Man Who Shot Lennon	01988-02-09February 9, 1988	Biographies	Portrait of Mark David Chapman.
The Choice	01988-10-24October 24, 1988	Biographies	Profiles of George Bush and Michael Dukakis.
The Real Life of Ronald Reagan	01989-01-18January 18, 1989	Biographies	Profile of Ronald Reagan.
The Shakespeare Mystery	01989-04-18April 18, 1989	Biographies	Investigates the theory that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was the real Shakespeare.
The Faces of Arafat	01990-02-27February 27, 1990	Biographies	Profile of Yasser Arafat.
The Man Who Made the Supergun	01991-02-12February 12, 1991	Biographies	Gerald Bull designer of long-range artillery, assassinated in Belguim.
The Mind of Hussein	01991-02-26February 26, 1991	Biographies	Personal and political history of Saddam Hussein.
The Spy Hunter	01991-05-14May 14, 1991	Biographies	James Angelton, ex-chief of counter-intelligence for the CIA and his misguided pursuit of an agency mole.
In the Shadow of Sakharov	01991-10-15October 15, 1991	Biographies	Andrei Sakharov, the nuclear physicist turned human-rights advocate who became the father of the Soviet democracy movement.
The Choice 1992	01992-10-21October 21, 1992	Biographies	Biographies on Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover	01993-02-09February 9, 1993	Criminal Justice	The career and secrets of J. Edgar Hoover are explored.
Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?	01993-11-16November 16, 1993	Biographies	Investigative biography examining the Kennedy assassination by exploring the life Lee Harvey Oswald.
How to Steal $500 Million	01994-11-08November 8, 1994	Criminal Justice	The rapid rise and stunning fall of Phar-Mor, and how Michael "Mickey" Monus, the flamboyant co-founder and president, was able to hide one of the largest corporate frauds in U.S. history from the company's auditors.
Hillary’s Class	01994-11-15November 15, 1994	Biographies	In 1969, Hillary Rodham Clinton and four hundred other young women graduated from Wellesley College into a world opening its doors to women for the first time.
The Confessions of Rosalee	01995-05-23May 23, 1995	Biographies	Interrelationships of poverty, racism, crime, illiteracy, and drug use and their persistence over generations.
Who’s Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?	01995-11-07November 7, 1995	Biographies	Rupert Murdoch's drive to establish the first global telecommunications network.
The Long March of Newt Gingrich	01996-01-16January 16, 1996	Biographies	Biography of Newt Gingrich.
The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson	01996-04-30April 30, 1996	Biographies	Biography of Jesse Jackson and a portrait of race and politics in post-war America.
The Gate of Heavenly Peace	01996-06-04June 4, 1996	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	A feature-length documentary about Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, reflecting the drama, tension, humor, absurdity, heroism, and many tragedies of the six weeks from April to June in 1989.
The Choice 1996	01996-10-08October 8, 1996	Biographies	Biographies on Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.
Secret Daughter	01996-11-26November 26, 1996	Biographies	June Cross tells her story as the daughter of a white woman and a well-known black vaudevillian Jimmy Cross who was handed over to a black couple for rearing.
The Lost American	01997-10-14October 14, 1997	Biographies	The mysterious disappearance of Fred Cuny, a maverick humanitarian aid expert, helped millions and fought to change how the world responds to disaster.
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians	01998-04-06April 6, 1998 and 07	Social Issues / Race / Religion	Biblical scholars recount the rise of Christianity within the Roman Empire. (4 hours)
The World’s Most Wanted Man	01998-05-26May 26, 1998	Biographies	The hunt for indicted Serbian war leader Radovan Karadzic, and his role in the atrocities and genocide of the Bosnia war
The Farmer's Wife	01998-09-21September 21, 1998	Family/Children	A young Nebraska couple struggles on the family farm.
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela	01999-05-25May 25, 1999	Biographies	In-depth profile of Nelson Mandela.
John Paul II: The Millennium Pope	01999-09-28September 28, 1999	Biographies	Comprehensive biography of John Paul II.
The Survival of Saddam	02000-01-25January 25, 2000	Biographies	Saddam Hussein’s rise to power and how he has maintained his grip despite opposition.
War in Europe	02000-02-22February 22, 2000	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	NATO's 1999 war against Serbia over Kosovo.
Jefferson’s Blood	02000-05-02May 2, 2000	Biographies	Examines Thomas Jefferson's relationship with his slave and mistress Sally Hemings and follows their descendants as they undergo DNA testing.
Return of the Czar	02000-05-09May 9, 2000	Biographies	An in-depth look at Russia a decade after the fall of the Soviet Union.
The Choice 2000	02000-10-02October 2, 2000	Biographies	Biographies on Al Gore and George W. Bush.
The Clinton Years	02001-01-16January 16, 2001	Biographies	Follows Bill Clinton from the governor's mansion in Little Rock through a hard-fought campaign and his eight years in the White House.
The Merchants of Cool	02001-02-27February 27, 2001	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	Corporations study teenagers to effectively market to them.
Medicating Kids	02001-04-10April 10, 2001	Health/Medical	The growing use of psychoactive drugs in children.
Hunting Bin Laden"	02001-09-13September 13, 2001	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Episode traces the evidence linking bin Laden to terrorism and explores the challenges in trying to crack bin Laden’s network.
Looking for Answers	02001-10-09October 9, 2001	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Produced in partnership with The New York Times, it looks into the roots of the Islamic terrorist network, and the anti-American hatred that feeds it, and traces how the trajectories of bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri met in the mountains of Afghanistan.
Saudi Time Bomb	02001-11-15November 15, 2001	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Can America still count on one of its most important allies in the Arab world -- Saudi Arabia? Or does an undercurrent of militant Islamic fundamentalism threaten the stability of both Saudi Arabia and the entire region?
The Monster That Ate Hollywood	02001-11-22November 22, 2001	Arts/Entertainment	How Hollywood created the blockbuster, and a question on the future of the independent film.
An Ordinary Crime	02002-01-10January 10, 2002	Biographies	A bizarre case of injustice where two men with the same name are implicated in the same crime.
The Man Who Knew	02002-10-03October 3, 2002	The Middle East & the War on Terror	A story of FBI agent John P. O'Neill, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s leading expert on al Qaeda, who tried to warn the U.S. of the threat it faced, and came very close to uncovering the September 11th attacks. He was a maverick agent and was pressured to leave the FBI. He left the FBI for a job in security at the World Trade Center, where he died during the attack.
In Search of Al Qaeda	02002-11-21November 21, 2002	Afghanistan/Pakistan	Follows the trail of Al Qaeda fighters who survived U.S. airstrikes in the mountains of Afghanistan.
Much Ado About Something	02003-01-02January 2, 2003	Biographies	Did Shakespeare actually write his plays and poems, or was it Christopher Marlowe?
A Dangerous Business	02003-01-09January 9, 2003	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	The McWane Inc. foundries' focus on production and profitability comes at a price. Raises accusations of safety and environmental shortcuts that may have been taken by the McWane corporation to increase production at the cost of workers lives and limbs.
Failure to Protect: The Taking of Logan Marr	02003-01-30January 30, 2003	Family/Children	The death of a five-year old in foster care forces Maine to reexamine its child protection system.
Failure to Protect: The Caseworker Files	02003-02-06February 6, 2003	Family/Children	Discussion with caseworkers, experts and reformers on the failings and possible solutions for the child welfare system.
China in the Red	02003-02-13February 13, 2003	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	In China's economic reform there are stories of human success and cost, along with unknown political and social consequences.
The War Behind Closed Doors	02003-02-20February 20, 2003	The Middle East & the War on Terror	The key people and disagreements over Bush's determination to go to war with Iraq.
The Long Road to War	02003-03-17March 17, 2003	The Middle East & the War on Terror	The complicated history of conflict between the U.S. and Saddam Hussein as told by numerous Frontline reports.
Blair's War	02003-04-03April 3, 2003	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Facing strong opposition in Britain, Tony Blair supports the Iraq war in an attempt to gain access to the Bush administration decision process.
Kim's Nuclear Gamble	02003-04-10April 10, 2003	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	Nuclear weapons provide North Korea protection and a bargaining chip, but also antagonizes the international community.
Cyber War!	02003-04-24April 24, 2003	Science & Technology	Counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke creates defenses for cyberspace.
Burden of Innocence	02003-05-01May 1, 2003	Criminal Justice	What happens to the wrongly convicted?
The Wall Street Fix	02003-05-08May 8, 2003	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	With the deception of big banks and corporations, can confidence be restored?
The Other Drug War	02003-06-19June 19, 2003	Health/Medical	The battle over high priced pharmaceuticals.
Public Schools, Inc.	02003-07-03July 3, 2003	Family/Children	Edison Schools are trying to run better public schools for profit.
Truth, War, and Consequences	02003-10-09October 9, 2003	The Middle East & the War on Terror	The consequences of using propaganda in the lead up to war with Iraq.
Chasing the Sleeper Cell	02003-10-16October 16, 2003	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Background of the Lackawanna six and the Patriot Act.
The Alternative Fix	02003-11-06November 6, 2003	Health/Medical	The big business and questionable science of alternative medicine.
Dangerous Prescription	02003-11-13November 13, 2003	Health/Medical	Pharmaceutical influence over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approval process.
From China with Love	02004-01-15January 15, 2004	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	Philosophy and failure of counter-intelligence in the U.S..
Chasing Saddam's Weapons	02004-01-22January 22, 2004	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Hunting for Saddam's WMD's and unanswered questions.
Beyond Baghdad	02004-02-12February 12, 2004	The Middle East & the War on Terror	The dynamics of democracy across Iraq.
Tax Me if You Can	02004-02-19February 19, 2004	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	Corporate Tax avoidance and its implications.
The Invasion of Iraq	02004-02-26February 26, 2004	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Strategies, key battles, surprises, and turning points of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Way the Music Died	02004-03-27March 27, 2004	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	Business interests controlling creative endeavors.
Ghosts of Rwanda	02004-04-01April 1, 2004	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	Accounting for the failure to stop The Rwandan genocide.
Diet Wars	02004-04-08April 8, 2004	Health/Medical	Diets are competing for marketshare, but do they work?
Son of Al Qaeda	02004-04-22April 22, 2004	The Middle East & the War on Terror	An informant from the inner circles of Al Qaeda.
The Jesus Factor	02004-04-29April 29, 2004	Social Issues / Race / Religion	The role religion played in Bush's rise to power.
The Plea	02004-06-17June 17, 2004	Criminal Justice	Harsh realities of U.S. jurisprudence.
Sacred Ground	02004-09-07September 7, 2004	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Debate over use of the World Trade Center site and designing the Freedom Tower.
The Choice 2004	02004-10-12October 12, 2004	Government	Biographies on John Kerry and George W. Bush.
The Persuaders	02004-11-09November 9, 2004	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	Marketing, Advertising, emotions, elections, narrowcasting, with interviews with Acxiom, Frank Luntz, Karl Rove, Naomi Klein among others by Douglas Rushkoff.
Is WAL-MART Good For AMERICA?	02004-11-16November 16, 2004	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	American jobs.
The Secret History of the Credit Card	02004-11-23November 23, 2004	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	Credit card companies develop tactics to increase revenue.
Al Qaeda’s New Front	02005-01-25January 25, 2005	The Middle East & the War on Terror	An investigation into the threat radical jihadists pose to Western Europe and its allies
House of Saud	02005-02-08February 8, 2005	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	Explores how the Al Saud family maintains its hold on power with the ever-growing tensions between Islam and modernity. Also traces America's relations with the Saudi royal family from the 1930s through September 11 and the present day.
Israel's Next War	02005-04-05April 5, 2005	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	An investigation into the world of Israel's right-wing religious extremists and their efforts to derail the Middle East peace process.
Karl Rove -- The Architect	02005-04-12April 12, 2005	Biographies	Trace the political history and modus operandi of the man who has been on the inside of every political and policy decision of the Bush administration.
Private Warriors	02005-06-21June 21, 2005	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Examines the use of private contractors in the Iraq War.
Country Boys	02006-01-09January 9, 2006	Biographies	Two boys coming of age in eastern Kentucky's Appalachian hills, documenting their struggles to overcome hardship and poverty and find meaning in their lives.
The Meth Epidemic	02006-02-14February 14, 2006	Social Issues / Race / Religion	An investigation into the social, political, and corporate factors which influenced the spread of methamphetamine abuse in America during the 1980s and 90s.
The Tank Man	02006-04-11April 11, 2006	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	After all others had been silenced, his lonely act of defiance against the Chinese regime amazed the world. What became of him? And 17 years later, has China succeeded in erasing this event from its history?
The Age of AIDS	02006-05-30May 30, 2006	Health/Medical	The history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (4 hours)
The Dark Side	02006-06-20June 20, 2006	Biographies	A step-by-step examination of what happened behind the headlines on the war on terror.
Return of the Taliban	02006-10-03October 3, 2006	Afghanistan/Pakistan	Reports from the lawless Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and reveals how the area has fallen under the control of a resurgent Taliban militia.
The Enemy Within	02006-10-10October 10, 2006	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Looks at the America's response to homegrown terrorism.
The Lost Year in Iraq	02006-10-17October 17, 2006	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Documents multiple failures of the reconstruction efforts headed by the ORHA and the CPA.
Return of the Taliban	02006-10-03October 3, 2006	The Middle East & the War on Terror	An investigation into U.S vs. Taliban battles within the so-called "ungovernable" tribal lands along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
A Hidden Life	02006-11-14November 14, 2006	Social Issues / Race / Religion	The former mayor Jim West of Spokane, Washington, was caught leading a double life as a conservative Republican anti-gay legislator and as a gay man.
Spying on the Home Front	02007-05-15May 15, 2007	The Middle East & the War on Terror	Post 9/11 domestic spying with Narus, Nora (technology) and Total Information Awareness. Mark Klein of ATT uncovers a domestic spying program by the NSA in San Francisco.
The Medicated Child	02008-01-08January 8, 2008	Health/Medical	A look at child medication and the link between anti-psychotic drugs and bipolar disorder.
A Dangerous Business Revisited	02008-02-05February 5, 2008	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	A return look at McWane, Inc. and the significant progress it has made in regard to safety at its plants.
Bush's War	02008-03-24March 24, 2008	The Middle East & the War on Terror	A two part series looking at the war's beginnings and conflicts within the Bush administration.
Sick Around the World	02008-04-15April 15, 2008	Health/Medical	Comparing health care systems in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and Taiwan.
Storm over Everest	02008-05-13May 13, 2008	Personal struggles	As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast-moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest.
Young and Restless in China	02008-06-17June 17, 2008	Biographies	Coming of age in modern China.
Young & Restless in China	02008-06-17June 17, 2008	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	An intimate look into the lives of nine young Chinese, coming of age in a society that's changing at breathtaking speed.
The War Briefing	02008-10-08October 8, 2008	Afghanistan/Pakistan	The next president of the United States will inherit vast foreign policy challenges - an overstretched military, frayed alliances, and wars on two fronts.
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story	02008-11-11November 11, 2008	Biographies	The rise and fall of the charming, Machiavellian godfather of modern take-no-prisoners Republican political campaigns.
The Hugo Chavez Show	02008-11-25November 25, 2008	Biographies	An illuminating inside view of the mercurial Venezuelan president, his rise to power, and the new type of revolution he seems to be inventing -- on television
Dreams of Obama	02009-01-20January 20, 2009	Biographies	On the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration as 44th president of the United States, an exploration into who he is and what has brought him to this historic moment.
Inside the Meltdown	02009-02-17February 17, 2009	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Bernanke and Paulson didn't see, couldn't stop and weren't able to fix.
Ten Trillion and Counting	02009-03-24March 24, 2009	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	The causes of the U.S. public debt is analyzed.
Black Money	02009-04-07April 7, 2009	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	International bribery. It’s a trillion dollars a year, with corporations on one side, heads of state on the other. And it thrives in an invisible world.
Poisoned Waters	02009-04-21April 21, 2009	Environment/Health	There's a new wave of pollution that's killing fish, causing mutations in frogs - and threatening human health.
The Madoff Affair	02009-05-12May 12, 2009	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	Unraveling the story behind the world's first global Ponzi Scheme.
Obama’s War	02009-10-13October 13, 2009	Afghanistan/Pakistan	Examines the U.S. counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan - a fight that promises to be longer and more costly than most Americans understand.
The Warning	02009-10-20October 20, 2009	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	After the economic meltdown, sifting the ashes for clues about why it happened and examines critical moments when it might have been prevented.
The Card Game	02009-11-24November 24, 2009	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	Investigating the massive consumer loan industry and what's ahead for customers and banks.
The Vaccine War	02010-04-27April 27, 2010	Health/Medical	Examining the debate over medical risks vs. benefits.
God in America	02010-10-11October 11, 2010	Social Issues / Race / Religion	400-year history of religion and public life in the United States of America, in partnership with American Experience.
Death by Fire	02010-10-19October 19, 2010	Criminal Justice	The Cameron Todd Willingham story
Revolution in Cairo	02011-02-22February 22, 2011	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	April 6 Youth Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
Behind Taliban Lines	02011-02-23February 23, 2011	Afghanistan/Pakistan	An Afghan journalist's 10 days living with an insurgent cell allied with Al Qaeda who plan to sabotage a key U.S./NATO supply route.
Fighting for Bin Laden	02011-05-03May 3, 2011	Afghanistan/Pakistan	The fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Kill/Capture	02011-05-10May 10, 2011	Afghanistan/Pakistan	Goes inside the "kill/capture" program to discover new evidence of the program's impact and its costs.
WikiSecrets	02011-05-24May 24, 2011	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	The inside story of Bradley Manning, Julian Assange (Wikileaks) and the largest intelligence breach in U.S. history.
The Man Behind the Mosque	02011-09-27September 27, 2011	Social Issues / Race / Religion	the struggles of Sharif El-Gamal to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.
Top Secret America	02011-09-06September 6, 2011	The Middle East & the War on Terror	A report from the Washington Post on US Government intelligence spending. (See Top Secret America)
An Optimist in Haiti	02011-09-27September 27, 2011	Poverty	The struggle of one man to develop a tourist destination in Haiti and bring economic prosperity.
Opium Brides	02012-01-03January 3, 2012	Afghanistan/Pakistan	Collateral damage caused in Afghanistan by drug trafficking.
A Perfect Terrorist	02011-11-22November 22, 2011	Terrorism	Life of a Pakistani-American David Headley.

External links

• PBS.org – Full chronological list
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