About this season
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.
Episodes (18)
1. Waco: the Inside Story
Aired 17 October 1995 • 60 min
FRONTLINE investigates the April 1993 FBI siege of the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas. With access to secret government documents, audio and videotapes, correspondent Peter Boyer of "The New Yorker" probes the untold story of the fierce political infighting inside the FBI's Waco command center and in the corridors of power at the Justice Department in Washington.
2. The Search for Satan
Aired 24 October 1995
3. High Stakes in Cyberspace
Aired 31 October 1995
4. Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?
Aired 7 November 1995
5. Natasha and the Wolf
Aired 14 November 1995 • 60 min
FRONTLINE takes a riveting and intimate look at a notorious murder case--the story of Maduev, a cunning Russian gangster and killer known as 'The Wolf.' Maduev charmed and seduced all who crossed his path, including his state prosecutor, Natasha Voronstova, who smuggled him a gun to make his escape from prison. With exclusive access to the central characters, the trial, and to secret KGB tapes, this film reveals the heart of a killer's chilling story that has mesmerized Russia.
6. Living on the Edge
Aired 12 December 1995
7. The Gulf War
Aired 9 January 1996
8. The Long March of Newt Gingrich
Aired 16 January 1996 • 54 min
In this investigative biography of the outspoken and controversial speaker, which first aired in 1996, correspondent Peter J. Boyer takes an inside look at how Gingrich led the GOP to become the majority party and examines the childhood, people and events that shaped his personality and political career.
9. So You Want to Buy a President?
Aired 30 January 1996
10. Murder on 'Abortion Row'
Aired 6 February 1996 • 106 min
Clinic workers Shannon Lowney and Lee Ann Nichols are murdered by John Salvi, a radical, young, Catholic abortion opponent.
11. Breast Implants on Trial
Aired 27 February 1996
12. Smoke in the Eye
Aired 2 April 1996
13. Angel on Death Row
Aired 9 April 1996
14. Shtetl
Aired 17 April 1996 • 174 min
FRONTLINE producer Marian Marzynski travels to Poland to search for remnants of the lives and memories of an entire Jewish village, a shtetl lost in the Holocaust.
15. The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson
Aired 30 April 1996
16. The Kevorkian Verdict
Aired 14 May 1996
17. Does America Still Work?
Aired 21 May 1996
18. The Gate of Heavenly Peace
Aired 4 June 1996