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Frontline Season 30 Episodes

24 Episodes 2012 - 2012

Episode 1

Opium Brides

Tue, Jan 3, 201254 mins

FRONTLINE reports on the unexpected collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan.

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Episode 1

Opium Brides

Tue, Jan 3, 201254 mins

FRONTLINE reports on the unexpected collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan.

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Episode 2

Nuclear Aftershocks

Tue, Jan 17, 201254 mins

From PBS and Frontline - It's been almost a year since a devastating earthquake and tsunami crippled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, leaving the country's once popular energy program in shambles. In response, Germany decided to abandon nuclear energy entirely. Should the U.S. follow suit?

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Episode 3

The Interrupters

Tue, Feb 14, 2012114 mins

Follow a group of former gang leaders trying to "interrupt" shootings and protect their communities from the violence they once committed.

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Episode 4

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Tue, Feb 28, 201252 mins

The events of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan are recounted.

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Episode 5

Murdoch's Scandal

Tue, Mar 27, 201254 mins

Follow the battle over the future of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, his reputation and his family's fortunes.

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Episode 6

The Real CSI

Tue, Apr 17, 201254 mins

An examination of the limits of forensic science in the American justice system.

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Episode 7

Money, Power & Wall Street (1)

Tue, Apr 24, 2012114 mins

Part One: Learn how two U.S. administrations have confronted the economic crisis.

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Episode 8

Money, Power & Wall Street (2)

Tue, Apr 24, 2012114 mins

Part Two: Probe the story of the big banks -- how they developed, how they crashed and whether they still present dangers.

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Episode 9

Money, Power & Wall Street 3

Tue, May 1, 2012

FRONTLINE takes you inside rapid rise of credit default swaps, including voices of those who created them.

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Episode 10

Money, Power & Wall Street 4

Tue, May 1, 2012

FRONTLINE investigates largest government bailout in US history, a series of decisions that rewrote rules of government.

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Episode 11

Cell Tower Deaths

Tue, May 22, 201254 mins

Learn about the hidden cost of better and faster cell phone service, and about unreliable medical evidence in several child death cases.

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Episode 12

Six Billion Dollar Bet

Tue, May 22, 2012

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Episode 13

Al Qaeda in Yemen

Tue, May 29, 201254 mins

FRONTLINE travels into the heart of Yemen's radical heartland, and shows how Al Queda is taking control of towns and cities in an attempt to establish its own state.

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Episode 14

Dollars and Dentists

Tue, Jun 26, 201254 mins

Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans can't afford a visit to the dentist. An investigation by FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity reveals the shocking consequences of a broken safety net.

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Episode 15

Endgame: Aids in Black America

Tue, Jul 10, 2012114 mins

Nearly half of the one million people in the United States infected with HIV are black men, women and children. Trace the history of the AIDS epidemic through the experiences of individuals who tell their stories.

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Episode 15

Alaska Gold

Tue, Jul 24, 201254 mins

FRONTLINE probes fault lines of a growing battle in Bristol Bay region of Alaska.

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Episode 16

Fast Times at West Philly High

Tue, Jul 17, 201254 mins

Students and teachers from West Philadelphia High School, a public high school serving one of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in Philadelphia, defy expectations as they design and build two super-hybrid cars for international competition and compete for the chance to be part of a technological revolution.

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Episode 18

The Battle for Syria

Tue, Sep 18, 201254 mins

Journey to the heart of the Syrian insurgency, inside the rebel groups that are waging a full-scale assault on the forces of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Episode 19

Dropout Nation

Tue, Sep 25, 2012114 mins

Witness a high-stakes experiment to rescue students prepared to quit high school without a diploma.

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Episode 20

Middle School Moment

Tue, Jul 17, 2012

Investigate groups that changed debate on climate and redefined politics of global warming.

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Episode 21

The Choice 2012

Tue, Oct 9, 2012114 mins

Document the places, people and decisive moments that made the men who are competing for the presidency.

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Episode 22

Climate of Doubt

Tue, Oct 23, 201254 mins

Investigate the groups that changed the debate on climate and redefined the politics of global warming.

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Episode 23

Big Sky, Big Money

Tue, Oct 30, 201254 mins

Travel to the remote epicenter of the campaign finance debate for a tale of money, politics and intrigue.

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Episode 24

The Suicide Plan

Tue, Nov 13, 201284 mins

Explore the shadow world of assisted suicide, where the lines between legality and criminality are blurred.

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Episode 25

Poor Kids

Tue, Nov 20, 201252 mins

Follow three young girls in this unflinching and revealing exploration of what poverty means to children.

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