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 (16)
1. Once Upon a Time in Arkansas
Aired 7 October 1997
2. The Lost American
Aired 14 October 1997
3. Behind the Mask: the IRA and Sinn Fein
Aired 21 October 1997
4. Dreams of Tibet
Aired 28 October 1997
5. A Whale of a Business
Aired 11 November 1997
6. The Princess and the Press
Aired 18 November 1997
7. Last Battle of the Gulf War
Aired 20 January 1998
8. My Retirement Dreams
Aired 3 February 1998
9. The Two Nations of Black America
Aired 10 February 1998 • 57 min
Thiry years after Martin Luther King, Jr's death, how have we reached this point where we have both the largest black middle class and the largest underclass in history. --Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
10. From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
Aired 6 April 1998 • 224 min
FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence, the series transports the viewer back two thousand years to the time and place where Jesus of Nazareth once lived and preached and challenges familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity.
11. The High Price of Health
Aired 14 April 1998
12. Busted: America's War on Marijuana
Aired 28 April 1998
13. Inside the Tobacco Deal
Aired 12 May 1998
14. Secrets of an Independent Counsel
Aired 19 May 1998
15. The World's Most Wanted Man
Aired 26 May 1998
16. Fooling With Nature
Aired 2 June 1998