Season 29

Season 29

2010-10-18
19 Episodes

Episodes

Death by Fire

1. Death by Fire

2010-10-19

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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

2. The Spill

2010-10-26

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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

3. The Confessions

2010-11-09

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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

4. Facing Death

2010-11-23

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The end-of-life choices made by physicians and families

Battle for Haiti

5. Battle for Haiti

2011-01-11

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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

6. Are We Safer? / Flying Cheaper

2011-01-18

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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

7. Post Mortem

2011-02-01

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A collaboration with NPR and ProPublica reveals how dysfunction, low standards, and lax oversight impacts investigations into sudden or suspicious deaths.

Revolution in Cairo

9. Revolution in Cairo

2011-02-22

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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

10. Money and March Madness / Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei / The Private Life of Bradley Manning

2011-03-29

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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

11. Football High

2011-04-12

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High school football has never had a higher profile ... but is winning worth the risks?

The Silence

12. The Silence

2011-04-19

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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

13. Fighting for Bin Laden

2011-05-03

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The fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Kill/Capture

14. Kill/Capture

2011-05-10

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Goes inside the "kill/capture" program to discover new evidence of the program's effect and its costs.

WikiSecrets

15. WikiSecrets

2011-05-24

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The inside story of Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange (WikiLeaks) and the largest intelligence breach in U.S. history.

The Child Cases / Educating Sergeant Pantzke

16. The Child Cases / Educating Sergeant Pantzke

2011-06-28

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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

17. The Pot Republic / Doctor Hotspot / The Atomic Artists

2011-07-26

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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

18. Top Secret America

2011-09-06

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A report from the Washington Post on US government intelligence spending

An Optimist in Haiti

19. An Optimist in Haiti

2011-09-27

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The struggle of one man to develop a tourist destination in Haiti and bring economic prosperity.

The Man Behind the Mosque

20. The Man Behind the Mosque

2011-09-27

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The struggles of Sharif El-Gamal to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.