Season 33
Jan/06/2015
How the NRA became a powerful lobbying force. Included: remarks from individuals on both sides of the gun-control debate, including former NRA spokesman John Aquilino; Vice President Joe Biden; and former NRA executive vice president Warren Cassidy.
Source: PBS
Jan/13/2015
An investigation of Vladimir Putin. Included: the claims of criminality and corruption that have accented his reign as Russia's ruler.
Source: PBS
Feb/10/2015
The way that doctors care for the terminally ill is examined by writer-doctor Atul Gawande. Included: the struggle many doctors face in talking honestly with dying patients.
Source: PBS
Apr/07/2015
With Yemen in chaos, a gripping report from the heart of the escalating conflict. The film exposes the violent feuds tearing the country apart, the rival anti-American and Al Qaeda aligned forces fighting for control and the dangerous consequences for the region.
Source: PBS
Apr/21/2015
FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.
Source: PBS
May/05/2015
This is the inside story of how the Ebola outbreak began and why it wasn't stopped before it was too late. With exclusive access to key global decision-makers and health responders, and accounts of victims from the slums of Monrovia to the jungles of Guinea, this film exposes tragic missteps in the response to the epidemic.
Source: PBS
May/12/2015
FRONTLINE investigates the spread of dangerous pathogens in our meat - particularly poultry - and why the food-safety system isn't stopping the threat. Focusing on an outbreak of salmonella Heidelberg at one of the nation's largest poultry processors, the film shows how contaminants are evading regulators and causing more severe illnesses at a time when Americans are consuming more chicken than ever.
Source: PBS
May/19/2015
Examine the fight over the CIA's controversial interrogation methods, widely criticized as torture. Through recently declassified documents and interviews with key political leaders and CIA insiders, investigate what the CIA did and whether it worked.
Source: PBS
May/26/2015
Go inside the Obama administration's struggle to deal with ISIS and the deadly civil war in Syria. With interviews from key military and diplomatic leaders, "Obama at War" examines the hard choices facing the president as he tries to defeat the Islamic State without dragging America into a prolonged regional conflict.
Source: PBS
Jun/23/2015
An investigation of the sexual abuse of immigrant women who work in the janitorial industry.
Source: PBS
Jun/30/2015
A report on transgender children and their parents. Included: medical interventions that are increasingly offered at younger ages.
Source: PBS
Jul/14/2015
Hear gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS. This hard-hitting film explores the lives of women who were held as sex slaves, the people who saved them and women who endured-and also enforced-ISIS' harsh rules.
Source: PBS
Jul/21/2015
A feature documentary about two filmmakers who set out to interview El Chapo Guzman, leader of one of the biggest drug cartels in history. Before his capture in 2014, he had been on the run from the U.S. and Mexican governments for over a decade.
Source: PBS