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Season 1 – Frontline

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"Frontline" offers an unflinching and compelling look at complex, vital and often-controversial subjects. Each broadcast consists of a long-form news documentary. Topics run the gamut -- from Bernie Madoff's intricate fraud and prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, to AIDs, racial issues and Wal-Mart's effect on the U.S. economy.

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Jean Rosenbluth Variety 02/20/2019
The show is best when it talks to men incarcerated in Washington for sex crimes. In these sessions, correspondent Austin shines, quelling the sanctimony that taints some of his commentary. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 17, 1983 Unauthorized History of the NFL Reporters investigate professional football, sports gambling and organized crime. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 24, 1983 88 Seconds in Greensboro In 1979, Ku Klux Klan and Nazi party members open fire on demonstrators. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 31, 1983 In the Shadow of the Capitol Featured: former civil rights activists, now elected leaders, struggle with power problems in the predominately black city of Washington, D.C. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 7, 1983 A Chinese Affair Incisive documentaries cover the complexity of the human experience. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 14, 1983 God's Banker Geneva, the Bahamas, the United States and even the Vatican are subjected to an intense investigation to rectify a $1 billion embezzlement and a London banker's suicide. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 21, 1983 Pentagon, Inc. Businesses of all sizes and society are affected by the expenditure decisions of the Pentagon. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 28, 1983 Gunfight-U.S.A. The place of guns in our society has not been clarified by the polarized, cliche-ridden debates on gun control. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 7, 1983 Children of Pride A 42-year-old single black man who adopted 18 handicapped orphans and turned their lives around with love. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 21, 1983 A Journey to Russia Incisive documentaries cover the complexity of the human experience. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 28, 1983 Daisy: Portrait of a Face Lift A story about growing old and the value society places on youth evolves from a woman's decision to have plastic surgery. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 11, 1983 Space: Race for the High Ground The possibility of space becoming the next battleground is examined as a new aspect of the arms race. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 18, 1983 Abortion Clinic A film of the abortion experience in one clinic provides a frame of reference to the continuing debates on the legalization of abortion. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 25, 1983 Crisis in Zimbabwe Charles Cobb reports from the independent African nation (formally Rhodesia) now facing a crisis in leadership and a threat to its stability. Details Episode 14 Aired May 2, 1983 Air Crash An investigation of the financial and legal consequences of tragic air disasters focuses on the survivors of the New Orleans crash of Flight 759 in June 1982. Details Episode 15 Aired May 9, 1983 Looking for Mao A journey from Beijing to Chungking in search of Chairman Mao Tse-tung's legacy reveals the gradual and progressive changes since his revolutionary rule. Details Episode 16 Aired May 16, 1983 Israel: Between the River & the Sea Controversial Arab reporter Rafik Halabi reports on the activities of the West Bank for Israeli television. Details Episode 17 Aired May 23, 1983 In Our Water In a six-year battle to protect his family and community from polluted drinking water, a New Jersey resident learns federal and state officials are of little help. Details Episode 18 Aired May 30, 1983 Vietnam Memorial Veterans and their families gather for five days in November 1982 to dedicate the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 6, 1983 For the Good of All The story of the making and unmaking of a national park in Ohio illustrates the difference between government intention and action. Details Episode 20 Aired Jun 13, 1983 The Russians Are Here A portrait of a community of Russian immigrants details the adjustments they have made since their recent arrival. Details Episode 21 Aired Jun 20, 1983 Who Decides Disability The Federal budget cuts and conflicting Social Security regulations result in hardships and frustration for disabled recipients. Details Episode 22 Aired Jun 27, 1983 El Salvador A report on the human side of the civil war in El Salvador focuses on the 30,000 deaths in four years. Details Episode 23 Aired Jul 4, 1983 Sanctuary An examination of the plight of one family of illegal aliens focuses on the new "underground railroad" of individuals and institutions devoted to providing food, shelter and hope. Details Episode 24 Aired Jul 11, 1983 Moneylenders Author Anthony Sampson examines the international banking system, its current stability and the men whose policies control the world's economy. Details Episode 25 Aired Jul 18, 1983 Klaus Barbie: the American Connection Incisive documentaries cover the complexity of the human experience. Details

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Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, News
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 17, 1983