Frontline (1983)
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
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- 1 1. Crisis at General Hospital1984-01-16 · 58mInvestor-owned for-profit hospital chains are aggressively marketing themselves to treat only the insured or wealthy patient. But most Americans assume government and charity progr
- 2 2. We Are Driven1984-01-23 · 58mAs American corporations begin to adopt a Japanese management style stressing worker involvement in a family-like corporate environment, Frontline looks at the darker side of Japan
- 3 3. The Old Man and the Gun1984-02-06Viewing the conflict in Northern Ireland through the eyes of Irish Americans who support the IRA and its strategy of violence. Profiles Michael Flannery, Grand Marshal of New York
- 4 4. Give Me That Big Time Religion1984-02-13Investigating whether the tens of millions of dollars raised through the appeals of television evangelists like Jimmy Swaggart goes more to doing God's work or to keeping the preac
- 5 5. The Campaign for Page One1984-02-27 · 58mOn the eve of the 1984 New Hampshire primary, the first of four national election reports. Correspondent Richard Reeves looks behind the scenes at the presidential candidates and t
- 6 6. The Mind of a Murderer (1)1984-03-19Kenneth Bianchi, who killed two women in Bellingham, Washington, and was one of the Hillside Strangler murderers in Los Angeles, almost escaped punishment for these crimes because
- 7 7. The Mind of a Murderer (2)1984-03-26Amid questionable use of psychiatric evidence in criminal proceedings, Kenneth Bianchi is revealed to be an accomplished faker.
- 8 8. The Struggle for Birmingham1984-04-02A special election report focuses on Birmingham, Alabama -- famously a battlefield for black civil rights. Frontline correspondent Richard Reeves examines black political power tod
- 9 9. Captive in El Salvador1984-04-16 · 58mFilmmaker Ofra Bikel takes us into the heart of El Salvador -- a tiny Central America nation about which we know so much, and yet so little -- to examine the politics and the peopl
- 10 10. Chasing the Basketball Dream1984-04-23Charlie Cobb looks at young men who make it big playing basketball, and many who will not. College recruiters promise an education in exchange for play, but 75% of players never ob
- 11 11. The Other Side of the Track1984-05-07An insider's look at the 'sport of kings' focused on tracks at Belmont, NY, where the rich indulge their interest in horse-racing, and at Great Barrington in Massachusetts where in
- 12 12. Return of the Great White Fleet1984-05-14 · 58mProfiling Navy Secretary John Lehman and the growing debate inside the Navy establishment to build a multi-billion-dollar fleet which critics warn may not be suited to the kind of
- 13 13. Warning from Gangland1984-05-21Explores what Los Angeles is trying to do about its gang problem. It's the worst in the nation, killing more than 1,000 people over the past three years -- the majority of whom wer
- 14 14. Bread, Butter and Politics1984-06-04Examines findings from a presidential commission and several private advocacy groups on hunger in America, and the extent to which they capture the human story as well as the polit
- 15 15. Man's Best Friends1984-06-18 · 58mExamining ethical arguments over the use of animal testing in American laboratories, hospitals, and medical schools. While some animal rights groups break into labs to 'liberate' r
- 16 16. So You Want to Be President1984-10-09 · 1h 39mFollowing the 1984 presidential campaign of Gary Hart to reveal presidential politics as it has never before been seen on television -- from the early days of lonely ambition, thro
- 17 17. Welcome to America1984-10-16The 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 u
- 18 18. Not One of the Boys1984-10-23 · 58mAs more women are voting and running for elected office, correspondent Judy Woodruff looks at women and politics in 1984 through the eyes of accomplished women like UN Ambassador J
- 19 19. Living Below the Line1984-10-30It 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 th
- 20 20. The Arab and the Israeli1984-11-13Two 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 m
- 21 21. Better Off Dead?1984-11-20Frontline 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
- 22 22. Cry, Ethiopia, Cry1984-11-27In 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 t
- 23 23. Red Star Over Khyber1984-12-11In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. On the fifth anniversary of the invasion, Frontline correspondent Richard Reeves reports from Afghanistan and Pakistan, examining the
- 24 24. Marshall High Fights Back1984-12-18Marshall 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 di
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