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Frontline Season 12 Episodes
Season 12 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 1994 - 1994
Episode 1
A Place for Madness
Tue, Jan 18, 1994
In last quarter century, many of mentally ill in this country were discharged from hospitals with no coherent provision for follow-up care.
Episode 2
The Diamond Empire
Tue, Feb 1, 1994102 mins
Central to the diamond's role as a romantic symbol is the belief that diamonds are one of the rarest, most precious gifts for a loved one. This documentary examines how the great myth about the scarcity of diamonds and their inflated value was created and maintained over the decades by the South African diamond cartel.
Episode 3
Tabloid Truth: The Michael Jackson Story
Tue, Feb 15, 1994
On a quiet Sunday morning at home in San Fernando Valley, a freelance reporter got a call from an expert in child sex crimes: Michael Jackson was under investigation.
Episode 4
Red Flag Over Tibet
Tue, Feb 22, 1994
What is fate of Tibet? To explore question, FRONTLINE asked Orville Schell, an author and longtime observer of China, to make journey to Roof of World.
Episode 5
Sarajevo: The Living and the Dead
Tue, Mar 1, 1994
As world's eyes focus on whether United States and NATO will finally break two-year-long siege of Sarajevo, FRONTLINE goes behind daily news images of this war to tell story of day-to-day lives of Sarajevo's beleaguered people.
Episode 6
In the Game
Tue, Mar 29, 1994
Mar. 29, 1994 60 minutes 'We just know this is our season--we want it all! So there's nothing that's going to get in our way,' says Trisha Stevens, one of the stars of the 1990 Stanford University women's basketball team. In this FRONTLINE report, producer Becky Smith takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Stanford team, its coach, and the season they set out to win the biggest dream in college sports--a national championship. Smith's six-month record of the team's 'miracle season' captures their spirit and determination, details coach Tara VanDerveer's strategy and tenaciousness, and chronicles the grueling twists and turns on the road to the title. The program poses important questions about the obstacles facing women's athletics which continue to fight for equal opportunities, funding, and media coverage.
Episode 7
The Kevorkian File
Tue, Apr 5, 1994
Just a few years ago, nobody had ever heard of Jack Kevorkian. Today, he is most famous doctor in America--and most controversial.
Episode 8
Mandela
Tue, Apr 26, 1994
On eve of first non-racial elections in South Africa, FRONTLINE presents an analysis of Nelson Mandela's ascent to power as first democratically-elected leader of South Africa and remarkable political comeback of his ex-wife
Episode 9
The Struggle for Russia
Tue, May 3, 1994
On May Day 1993, thousands of hard-core Russian Communists, their supporters, and militant nationalists rioted in Moscow's streets.
Episode 10
Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo
90 mins
She was a Bosniak, and he a Bosnian Serb. They were killed by sniper fire in the Sarajevo siege.
Episode 11
Public Lands, Private Profits
Tue, May 24, 199460 mins
An investigation of how mining companies take advantage of an 1872 law to extract billions of dollars worth of gold from public lands in the United States virtually for free. The film examines environmental damage caused by mining and follows reform efforts by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Senator Dale Bumpers.
Episode 12
Go Back to Mexico!
Tue, Jun 7, 1994
America continues to wage a battle against stream of undocumented immigrants entering country.
Episode 13
The Trouble with Evan
Tue, Jun 21, 1994
What makes 11 year-old Evan lie, fight and steal? And what leads his parents to heap verbal abuse on their son, to tell him, 'I would like to lock you up in a cage.
Episode 14
School Colors
Tue, Oct 18, 1994
Integration. It was called greatest social experiment of our generation. But 40 years after Brown v.
Episode 15
Is This Any Way to Run a Government?
Tue, Oct 25, 1994
As Clinton administration claims significant progress in its commitment to streamline federal government, Frontline investigates one agency is arguably most resistant to reform--Department of Agriculture.
Episode 16
Hot Money
Tue, Nov 1, 1994
About various conmen involved in all sorts of frauds against private persons, banks, federal institutions and more.
Episode 17
How to Steal $500 Million
Tue, Nov 8, 1994
Michael 'Mickey' Monus, flamboyant co-founder and president of Phar-Mor, awaits criminal trial to decide if he was responsible for largest corporate frauds in US history.
Episode 18
Hillary's Class
Tue, Nov 15, 1994
In 1969, Hillary Rodham Clinton and four hundred other smart, privileged, young women graduated from Wellesley College into a world for first time was opening its doors to women.