 | 1x01 An Unauthorized History of the NFL (Air Date: Jan. 17, 1983)
In its premiere broadcast, Frontline investigates the underbelly of the NFL--the secret connections between professional football and the world of sports gambling and organized crime. | | 1x02 88 Seconds in Greensboro (Air Date: Jan. 24, 1983)
On the morning of November 3,1979, five civil rights demonstrators were killed by a group of Klan and Nazi Party members in Greensboro, North Carolina. Correspondent James Reston, Jr.,investigates ... | | 1x03 In the Shadow of the Capitol (Air Date: Jan. 31, 1983)
Frontline correspondent Charles Cobb journeys to a Washington, DC that tourists rarely see. The nation's capital, seventy-five percent black, faces widespread poverty, yet it is run by some ... | | 1x04 A Chinese Affair (Air Date: Feb. 07, 1983)
For thirty-four years, those who fled to Taiwan in the wake of the Communist victory have had only their memories and fantasies of mainland China. Now they want to know much more, and a ... | | 1x05 God's Banker (Air Date: Feb. 14, 1983)
In 1982,a man was discovered hanging from a bridge over the Thames River in London. He was Roberto Calvi, head of Italy's largest bank and chief advisor to the Vatican's bank. Reporter Jeremy ... | | 1x06 Pentagon, Inc. (Air Date: Feb. 21, 1983)
Frontline investigates the power of the Pentagon as a business and economic force in the domestic economy. Politicians find themselves chasing Pentagon dollars for the jobs those dollars ... | | 1x07 Gunfight USA (Air Date: Feb. 28, 1983)
Frontline looks beyond the cliches and stereotypes in the debate over gun control. Visiting prison inmates, victims of gun crime, and the sharpest minds on both sides, Frontline explores ... | | 1x08 Children of Pride (Air Date: Mar. 07, 1983)
Kojo Odo, a 42 year-old single black man, took in his first child a decade ago-a 7 year old boy with his arm missing. No one wanted the youngster. Each of Odo's 21 children came to him with ... | | 1x09 A Journey to Russia (Air Date: Mar. 21, 1983)
Before Gorbachev and glasnost, three young Americans journey to the Soviet Union on a whirlwind two-week, six-city debating tour. They encounter young, articulate Russians whose world view ... | | 1x10 Daisy: Story of a Facelift (Air Date: Mar. 28, 1983)
Daisy is 55 and terrified of growing old. She feels she needs a facelift. From the moment of her decision, Frontline follows her through all the procedures, but the heart of the story is ... | | 1x11 Space: the Race for High Ground (Air Date: Apr. 11, 1983)
Before President Reagan introduced Star Wars, Frontline examined how in the previous 25 years the US and the Soviet Union had gone from designing satellites to designing weapons to blast ... | | 1x12 Abortion Clinic (Air Date: Apr. 18, 1983)
For the first time on American television, Frontline's cameras record the most intimate details and one of the most personal decisions a woman can make. By focusing not only on the clinic, ... | | 1x13 Crisis in Zimbabwe (Air Date: Apr. 25, 1983)
Rhodesia, a symbol of white racism, has become Zimbabwe and white minority rule has given way to black majority rule. However, the end of the guerilla war may not mean an end to fighting. ... | | 1x14 Air Crash (Air Date: May. 02, 1983)
Frontline investigates the frightening aftermath of one of the worst air disasters in U.S. history-the June 9, 1982 crash of Pan Am flight 759 at the New Orleans airport. The report discovers ... | | 1x15 Looking for Mao (Air Date: May. 09, 1983)
Only seven years after Mao's death, it is clear that China is undergoing another revolution. This is a revolution of political and social relaxation. Frontline explores what has been retained ... | | 1x16 Israel: Between the River and the Sea (Air Date: May. 16, 1983)
For eight years, Rafik Halabi covered the West Bank and Gaza strip-the only Arab reporter working in the Hebrew section of Israeli Television. This is Rafik's story-a story in which his ... | | 1x17 In Our Water (Air Date: May. 23, 1983)
Frank Kaler's story begins simply enough when he requests a water test. Why? Because his children develop skin lesions after bathing in it. Frontline chronicles Kaler's six-year battle with ... | | 1x18 Vietnam Memorial (Air Date: May. 30, 1983)
Frontline tells the story of five days in the fall of 1982 when more than 150,000 people gathered in Washington D.C. for the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial. Parents, friends, and survivors ... | | 1x19 The Russians are Here (Air Date: May. 13, 1983)
During the previous decade, 100,000 Russians came to America to live. Here they found a more difficult freedom than Americans might imagine. Frontline's portrait of this emigrate community ... | | 1x20 For the Good of All (Air Date: Jun. 06, 1983)
When a national recreation site between Cleveland and Akron was first mandated by Congress in 1974, everyone applauded the project. But Frontline found that park policies of condemning hundreds ... | | 1x21 Who Decides Disability? (Air Date: Jun. 20, 1983)
Frontline investigates the Reagan administration's effort to remove tens of thousands of people from the Social Security disability rolls. Disabled people face personal hardship and bureaucratic ... | | 1x22 Crossfire in El Salvador (Air Date: Jun. 27, 1983)
In 1983, El Salvador was a nation where murder and torture were an everyday occurrence, a place where loved ones disappear and truth remains elusive. Frontline interviews government soldiers, ... | | 1x23 Sanctuary (Air Date: Jul. 04, 1983)
Frontline follows the journey of a Guatemalan family through the 'new underground railroad' and considers the plight of the people who seek refuge from governments allied to the United ... | | 1x24 Moneylenders (Air Date: Jul. 11, 1983)
Developing countries have borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars from Western banks. Some of the biggest borrowers, Brazil and Mexico,are struggling even to repay the interest. Correspondent ... | | 1x25 Klaus Barbie: the American Connection (Air Date: Jul. 18, 1983)
Klaus Barbie, a hated Nazi war criminal, was returned to France in 1983 to face justice. But some Frenchmen were worried that he would reveal embarrassing evidence about French collaboration, ... |
| 2x01 Crisis at General Hospital (Air Date: Jan. 16, 1984)
Most Americans regard health care as a social responsibility undertaken for the common good. We assume government and charity programs will allow for everyone with serious health problems-no ... | | 2x02 We are Driven (Air Date: Jan. 23, 1984)
The industrial might of Japan has taken the U.S. by storm as American corporations begin to adopt the Japanese style of management, stressing worker involvement in a family-like corporate ... | | 2x03 The Old Man and the Gun (Air Date: Feb. 06, 1984)
Frontline looks at the conflict in Northern Ireland through the eyes of Irish Americans who support the IRA and its strategy of violence. Frontline cameras follow Michael Flannery through ... | | 2x04 Give Me that Big Time Religion (Air Date: Feb. 13, 1984)
Television evangelist Jimmy Swaggart's weekly ministry was seen by over two million people in big cities and small towns across the U.S. and Canada.But of the tens of millions of dollars ... | | 2x05 The Campaign for Page One (Air Date: Feb. 27, 1984)
On the eve of the 1984 New Hampshire primary, Frontline presents the first of four national election reports. Correspondent Richard Reeves takes a behind-the-scenes look at the presidential ... | | 2x06 The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 (Air Date: Mar. 19, 1984)
A terrifying look into the mind of mass murderer Kenneth Bianchi, who killed two women in Bellingham, Washington, and was one of the Hillside Strangler murderers in Los Angeles. Yet, he ... | | 2x07 The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 (Air Date: Mar. 26, 1984)
Part 2 raises serious questions about the use of psychiatric evidence in criminal proceedings. Kenneth Bianchi convinced experts that he had multiple personalities and was mentally unfit ... | | 2x08 The Struggle for Birmingham (Air Date: Apr. 02, 1984)
This special election report focuses on Birmingham, Alabama, which was a key battlefield in the black struggle for civil rights in the 1960's. Now, 20 years later, Birmingham is one of the ... | | 2x09 Captive in El Salvador (Air Date: Apr. 16, 1984)
Much of the debate over the role of the U.S. in Central America focuses on this tiny nation about which filmaker Ofra Bikel says 'we know so much, but we know so little.' In this report, ... | | 2x10 Chasing the Basketball Dream (Air Date: Apr. 23, 1984)
Many young men, especially many poor blacks in the nation's cities, dream of making it big by playing basketball. Charlie Cobb looks at some who make it-and many who will not-and at many ... | | 2x11 The Other Side of the Track (Air Date: May. 07, 1984)
Horseracing is American's number one spectator sport. In 1982, more that 77 million people wagered almost $12 billion at the nation's racetracks. Frontline gives an insider's look at the ... | | 2x12 Return of the Great White Fleet (Air Date: May. 14, 1984)
Frontline profiles Navy Secretary John Lehman and the growing debate inside the Navy establishment to build a multibillion dollar fleet which critics say may not be able to fight the kind ... | | 2x13 Warning from Gangland (Air Date: May. 21, 1984)
In 1984, Los Angeles had the worst gang problem in the nation, and more than 1,000 people were killed in gang violence during the previous three years. More than half of those killed were ... | | 2x14 Bread, Butter and Politics (Air Date: Jun. 04, 1984)
National attention has focused on hunger in America after a presidential commission and several private advocacy groups reported new findings. Frontline looks at what those commissions saw-and ... | | 2x15 Man's Best Friends (Air Date: Jun. 18, 1984)
Frontline examines the ethical arguments over the use of animal testing in American laboratories, hospitals, and medical schools. Some animal rights groups have even broken into labs to ... |
| 3x01 So You Want to Be President (Air Date: Oct. 09, 1984)
From the lonely, early days of presidential ambition, through the months of promise, to the day of denial, Frontline follows the 1984 presidential campaign of Gary Hart, revealing presidential ... | | 3x02 Welcome to America (Air Date: Oct. 16, 1984)
The bittersweet story of four unforgettable people who flee repression in Poland to find a better life in Chicago. They succeed, fail, fight, love, laugh, and confront an America unlike ... | | 3x03 Not One of the Boys (Air Date: Oct. 23, 1984)
As more women are voting and running for elected office, have the changed the face of American politics? Through the eyes of women as different as UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick and vice ... | | 3x04 Living Below the Line (Air Date: Oct. 30, 1984)
It could never happen to you. One day it happened to Farrell Stallings. After 28 years at the same job, he was laid off-a victim of the recession. Now he's broke, afraid, and at the mercy ... | | 3x05 The Arab and the Israeli (Air Date: Nov. 13, 1984)
Two men, a Palestinian and an Israeli, born thirty miles apart, journey to America. In synagogues and universities, on television talk shows and interviews, they try to project a message: ... | | 3x06 Better Off Dead? (Air Date: Nov. 20, 1984)
Frontline goes inside the hospitals where every day doctors, lawyers, and parents face the agonizing choice: how far do we go with medical treatment for infants born so physically and mentally ... | | 3x07 Cry, Ethiopia, Cry (Air Date: Nov. 27, 1984)
In one of the first comprehensive reports broadcast in the U.S., Frontline presents the searing reality of the famine in Ethiopia. In desert camps described as 'the closest thing to hell ... | | 3x08 Red Star Over Khyber (Air Date: Dec. 11, 1984)
In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. On the fifth anniversary of the invasion, Frontline correspondent Richard Reeves reports from Afghanistan and Pakistan, examining the stalemate ... | | 3x09 Marshall High Fights Back (Air Date: Dec. 18, 1984)
Marshall High School is one of the poorest in Chicago-both academically and economically. But it is fighting back, trying desperately to upgrade academic standards and to make a difference ... | | 3x10 Vietnam Under Communism (Air Date: Jan. 15, 1985)
Frontline takes a rare look inside the new Vietnam, 10 years after the fall of Saigon and the US pullout. While the Vietnamese celebrate their victory, the countryside remains scarred and ... | | 3x11 Shootout on Imperial Highway: Part 1 (Air Date: Jan. 22, 1985)
Seventy-two year-old James Hawkins,Sr. has turned his home and business into an armed camp. Living in the Watts section of Los Angeles, Hawkins is fighting gang members who live across Imperial ... | | 3x12 Shootout on Imperial Highway: Part 2 (Air Date: Jan. 29, 1985)
The trial of gang members accused of conspiracy concludes this special two-part report. Through interviews in prison and inside the housing project where they live in the Watts section of ... | | 3x13 The Lifer and the Lady (Air Date: Feb. 05, 1985)
He was a convicted murderer. She was a prison volunteer. They fell in love. Frontline follows the story of Ron Cooney, who tries to work his way through the prison system to parole from ... | | 3x14 The Child Savers (Air Date: Feb. 12, 1985)
Over a million cases of child abuse were reported in 1984-and the figure is growing. Frontline follows a dedicated group of case workers from the Emergency Children's Service of New York ... | | 3x15 Down for the Count (Air Date: Feb. 19, 1985)
Professional boxing is one of the most popular and profitable sports in America. It can also be fatal. Frontline goes inside the world of fighters, promoters, and fans who love the sport-and ... | | 3x16 Retreat from Beirut (Air Date: Feb. 26, 1985)
They went to keep the peace. But 241 died-caught in a military and political cross fire. One year after the pullout of American Marines from Lebanon, Frontline correspondent William Greider ... | | 3x17 Buying the Bomb (Air Date: Mar. 05, 1985)
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh presents his first television investigation for Frontline. After six months of work, Hersh uncovers the story of a Pakistani businessman ... | | 3x18 A Class Divided (Air Date: Mar. 26, 1985)
Almost 20 years ago, the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, a teacher in a small town in Iowa tried a daring classroom experiment. She decided to treat children with blue eyes ... | | 3x19 Potomac Fever (Air Date: Apr. 02, 1985)
Every two years, a desire to represent their home districts in Washington brings a group of first-time freshmen congressmen to the nation's capital on the shores of the Potomac river. Frontline ... | | 3x20 Crisis in Central American 1: Yankee Years (Air Date: Apr. 09, 1985)
From the Spanish-American War in 1898 until the 1950's, US preeminence in Central America and the Caribbean was never successfully challenged. Part 1 looks at these turbulent years that ... | | 3x21 Crisis in Central America 2: Castro's Challenge (Air Date: Apr. 10, 1985)
The Cuban revolution of the 1950's was the first successful challenge to US preeminence in the Western hemisphere. Part 2 looks at the roots of the revolution, Fidel Castro's rise to power, ... | | 3x22 Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in Nicaragua (Air Date: Apr. 11, 1985)
In 1979, the Sandinistas led a revolution that overthrew the Somoza dynasty which had ruled Nicaragua for almost 50 years. It was a revolution the US first tried to prevent, then tried to ... | | 3x23 Crisis in Central America 4: Battle for El Salvador (Air Date: Apr. 12, 1985)
Many Americans had never heard of El Salvador until a few years ago. It is now the focus of American policy in Central America. Part 4 traces the evolution of El Salvador's civil war and ... | | 3x24 Men Who Molest (Air Date: Apr. 16, 1985)
Experts estimate there are at least four million child sexual abusers in the US, and they do not fit our stereotypes. Almost half of those guilty of incest also molest children outside the ... | | 3x25 Catholics in America: Is Nothing Sacred? (Air Date: Apr. 23, 1985)
One in four American citizens is Catholic, yet few seem to agree with-or follow-every doctrine and practice of their church. Frontline examines the conflicts within the American Catholic ... | | 3x26 The American Way of War (Air Date: Apr. 30, 1985)
Frontline examines the complex relationship between the US Army, its fighting doctrine, the American people, and the government in an effort to understand the army's role in fighting modern ... | | 3x27 Memory of the Camps (Air Date: May. 07, 1985)
Forty years ago, Allied troops invaded Germany and liberated Nazi death camps. They found unspeakable horrors which still haunt the world's conscience. Frontline presents the world broadcast ... | | 3x28 You Are in the Computer (Air Date: May. 14, 1985)
You go to rent an apartment and are turned down without any obvious reason. Then you find out your name is in a computer file of undesirable tenants and every other landlord in the city ... | | 3x29 What About Mom and Dad? (Air Date: May. 21, 1983)
Americans over the age of 75 are the fastest growing segment of the nation's population. Many have spent all their lives planning carefully for retirement. But they find their savings destroyed ... | | 3x30 Breaking the Bank (Air Date: May. 28, 1985)
In 1984, there were more bank failures in the US than at any time since the Great Depression. Correspondent Judy Woodruff investigates one of the largest banks that failed, Penn Square in ... |
| 4x01 Hostage in Iran (Air Date: Jan. 21, 1986)
While the whole world watched, 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran by Islamic revolutionaries for 444 days. On the fifth anniversary of their release, using never-before-seen footage ... | | 4x02 Sue the Doctor? (Air Date: Jan. 28, 1986)
For many doctors, practicing medicine has become a nightmare. Today, one out of every six American doctors faces a malpractice suit. Frontline takes an inside look at the fierce battle developing ... | | 4x03 Growing Up Poor (Air Date: Feb. 04, 1986)
The children of Chester, Pennsylvania are plagued by poor health, malnutrition, drugs, and family problems. Half of them live below the poverty line. Frontline follows them through the maze ... | | 4x04 Russia-Love It or Leave It (Air Date: Feb. 11, 1986)
A unique look at the Soviet Union through the eyes of Americans as they attempt to escape the confines of a carefully managed Russian tour. They elude their government guides and search ... | | 4x05 Tobacco on Trial (Air Date: Feb. 18, 1986)
Life-long smokers who say their health has been destroyed by cigarettes are suing tobacco companies. Frontline correspondent Judy Woodruff takes an inside look at the preparation of these ... |
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