Frontline (Staffel 29)

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.

Death by Fire (Folge 1)
Sendedatum: 2010-10-19
Übersicht: At the center of the national death penalty debate today is the controversial case of Cameron Todd Willingham, put to death for the arson-murder of his three little girls. But was he guilty?
The Spill (Folge 2)
Sendedatum: 2010-10-26
Übersicht: Frontline investigates BP's record of safety violations and accidents in the years leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf.
The Confessions (Folge 3)
Sendedatum: 2010-11-09
Übersicht: Frontline looks at the case of the Norfolk Four in which four men were convicted of the rape and murder of a woman on the basis of coerced confessions.
Facing Death (Folge 4)
Sendedatum: 2010-11-23
Übersicht: The end-of-life choices made by physicians and families
Battle for Haiti (Folge 5)
Sendedatum: 2011-01-11
Übersicht: In the chaos of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, thousands of the country's worst criminals seized the opportunity to stage a mass escape from the National Penitentiary. One year later, the gang leaders are re-asserting control in the capital, threatening the country's stability.
Are We Safer? / Flying Cheaper (Folge 6)
Sendedatum: 2011-01-18
Übersicht: Are We Safer?: Dana Priest investigates the terrorism-industrial complex that grew up in the wake of 9/11. Flying Cheaper: A follow-up to Season 28's Flying Cheap examines the trend of airlines outsourcing Maintenance; a co-production with the Investigative Reporting Workshop.
Post Mortem (Folge 7) 8.0
Sendedatum: 2011-02-01
Übersicht: A collaboration with NPR and ProPublica reveals how dysfunction, low standards, and lax oversight impacts investigations into sudden or suspicious deaths.
Revolution in Cairo (Folge 8)
Sendedatum: 2011-02-22
Übersicht: A look at the April 6 Youth Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
Money and March Madness / Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei / The Private Life of Bradley Manning (Folge 9)
Sendedatum: 2011-03-29
Übersicht: Money and March Madness: An inside look at the multibillion-dollar business of the NCAA and its brand of amateur college sports. Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei: How Ai Weiwei dares to walk the fine line between freedom and censorship in China. The Private Life of Bradley Manning: Exclusive interview with Private Manning's father, who speaks out for the first time about his son's upbringing and troubled youth
Football High (Folge 10)
Sendedatum: 2011-04-12
Übersicht: High school football has never had a higher profile ... but is winning worth the risks?
The Silence (Folge 11)
Sendedatum: 2011-04-19
Übersicht: Frontline reveals a little-known chapter of the Catholic Church sex abuse story: decades of abuse of Native Americans by priests and other church workers in Alaska.
Fighting for Bin Laden (Folge 12)
Sendedatum: 2011-05-03
Übersicht: The fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Kill/Capture (Folge 13)
Sendedatum: 2011-05-10
Übersicht: Goes inside the "kill/capture" program to discover new evidence of the program's effect and its costs.
WikiSecrets (Folge 14)
Sendedatum: 2011-05-24
Übersicht: The inside story of Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange (WikiLeaks) and the largest intelligence breach in U.S. history.
The Child Cases / Educating Sergeant Pantzke (Folge 15)
Sendedatum: 2011-06-28
Übersicht: The Child Cases: Ernie Lopez to prison for 60 years when a child dies under suspicious circumstances. Now a Texas judge has moved to overturn Lopez's conviction, and questions are raised about the quality of expert testimony in this and many other cases. Educating Sergeant Pantzke: In a follow-up to College, Inc., FRONTLINE investigates how the for-profit schools are recruiting veterans with educational promises that they may not keep.
The Pot Republic / Doctor Hotspot / The Atomic Artists (Folge 16)
Sendedatum: 2011-07-26
Übersicht: The Pot Republic: FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate California's marijuana market. Doctor Hotspot: Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his team are pioneering a practice called “hotspotting,” in which medical care is focused on the hardest-to-treat to improve their health and dramatically reduce costs. The Atomic Artists: FRONTLINE with PRI’s The World meet Chim?Pom, a provocative group of young artists using art to challenge the status quo and ask Japan to rethink their way of life.
Top Secret America (Folge 17)
Sendedatum: 2011-09-06
Übersicht: A report from the Washington Post on US government intelligence spending
An Optimist in Haiti (Folge 18)
Sendedatum: 2011-09-27
Übersicht: The struggle of one man to develop a tourist destination in Haiti and bring economic prosperity.
The Man Behind the Mosque (Folge 19)
Sendedatum: 2011-09-27
Übersicht: The struggles of Sharif El-Gamal to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.