List of Frontline (PBS) episodes

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

[edit] Iraq War

The Invasion of Iraq – Strategies, key battles, surprises, and turning points of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Truth, War, and Consequences – The consequences of using propaganda in the lead up to war with Iraq.
Private Warriors – Examines private contractors use in the Iraq War. [1]
Beyond Baghdad – The dynamics of democracy across Iraq.
Chasing Saddam's Weapons – Hunting for Saddam's WMD's and unanswered questions.
Blair's War – Facing strong opposition in Britain, Tony Blair supports the Iraq war in an attempt to gain access to the Bush administration decision process.
The Long Road to War – The complicated history of conflict between the U.S. and Saddam Hussein as told by numerous Frontline reports.
The War Behind Closed Doors – The key people and disagreements over Bush's determination to go to war with Iraq.

Sacred Ground – Debate over use of the World Trade Center site and designing the Freedom Tower.
The Man Who Knew – A story of an FBI agent who 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.
Son of Al Qaeda – An informant from the inner circles of Al Qaeda.
Chasing the Sleeper Cell – Background of the Lackawanna six and the Patriot Act.
Cyber War! – Counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke creates defenses for cyberspace.
[2] "Al Qaeda’s New Front", by Lowell Bergman. PBS Frontline (2005)
[3] "The Enemy Within," by Lowell Bergman. PBS Frontline (2006)
[4] "Looking for Answers", by Lowell Bergman and Marty Smith. FRONTLINE's documentary "Looking for Answers," produced in partnership with The New York Times, investigates the roots of the Islamic terrorist network, and the anti-American hatred that feeds it, and traces how the trajectories of bin Laden and al-Zawahiri met in the mountains of Afghanistan. (2001)
[5] "Saudi Timb Bomb," by Lowell Bergman and Marty Smith. (2001) 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? FRONTLINE and The New York Times explore these and other questions in "Saudi Time Bomb?"

Ghosts of Rwanda – Accounting for the failure to stop The Rwandan genocide.
From China with Love – Philosophy and failure of counter-intelligence in the U.S..
China in the Red – As China reforms their failing economy there are stories of human success and cost, along with unknown political and social consequences.
Kim's Nuclear Gamble – Nuclear weapons provide North Korea protection and a bargaining chip, but also antagonizes the international community.

The Way the Music Died – Business interests controlling creative endeavors.
Tax Me if You Can – How corporations avoid taxes and who pays as a result.
The Wall Street Fix – With the deception of big banks and corporations, can confidence be restored?
A Dangerous Business – The McWane iron 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.
The Merchants of Cool – Corporations study teenagers to effectively market to them.
The Secret History of the Credit Card – Credit card companies develop tactics to increase revenue.

The Age of AIDS – The history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (4 hours)
Dangerous Prescription – Pharmaceutical influence over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approval process.
The Alternative Fix – The big business and questionable science of alternative medicine.
Diet Wars – Diets are competing for marketshare, but do they work?
The Other Drug War – The battle over high priced pharmaceuticals.

The Plea – Harsh realities of U.S. jurisprudence.
Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? – A detailed biography that puts conspiracies in context. (3 hours)
Public Schools, Inc. – Edison Schools are trying to run better public schools for profit.
Burden of Innocence – What happens to the wrongly convicted?
Failure to Protect: The Caseworker Files – Discussion with caseworkers, experts and reformers on the failings and possible solutions for the child welfare system.
Failure to Protect: The Taking of Logan Marr – The death of a five-year old in foster care forces Maine to reexamine its child protection system.
Much Ado About Something – Did Shakespeare actually write his plays and poems, or was it Christopher Marlowe?
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians – Biblical scholars recount the rise of Christianity within the Roman Empire. (4 hours)

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