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 (21)
1. Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
Aired 3 September 2002 • 114 min
For many Americans, the most difficult questions about 9/11 were not about politics, military strategy or homeland security. They were questions about God, about evil and about the potential for darkness within religion itself. What was it we saw on Sept. 11? Was it the true face of evil? Was it the face of religion? And where, if one is a believer, was God on that tragic morning?
2. Campaign Against Terror
Aired 8 September 2002
3. The Man Who Knew
Aired 3 October 2002 • 86 min
When the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: John O'Neill.
4. Missile Wars
Aired 10 October 2002
5. A Crime of Insanity
Aired 17 October 2002
6. Let's Get Married
Aired 14 November 2002
7. In Search of Al Qaeda
Aired 21 November 2002 • 55 min
In December 2001, as American forces blasted mountain hideouts in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan, hundreds of Al Qaeda soldiers fled seemingly disappearing into thin air. In this 2002 documentary, FRONTLINE investigates what happened to the fighters who survived.
8. Much Ado About Something
Aired 2 January 2003
9. A Dangerous Business
Aired 9 January 2003
Each year, six thousand Americans lose their lives on the job. Tens of thousands more are seriously injured or exposed to deadly poisons and carcinogens in the workplace. Yet if one of those workers dies on the job due to a company's willful disregard for federal safety regulations, the maximum penalty his employer faces is just six months in prison. Are America's workplace safety laws tough enough? And are companies being held responsible for protecting the safety of their employees? FRONTLINE investigates workplace safety in one of America's most dangerous industries.
10. Failure to Protect: The Taking of Logan Marr
Aired 30 January 2003
11. Failure to Protect: The Caseworker Files
Aired 6 February 2003
12. China in the Red
Aired 13 February 2003
13. The War Behind Closed Doors
Aired 20 February 2003
14. The Long Road to War: A FRONTLINE Special Report
Aired 17 March 2003
15. Blair's War
Aired 3 April 2003
16. Kim's Nuclear Gamble
Aired 10 April 2003
17. Cyber War!
Aired 24 April 2003
18. Burden of Innocence
Aired 1 May 2003
19. The Wall Street Fix
Aired 8 May 2003
20. The Other Drug War
Aired 19 June 2003 • 55 min
Through interviews with consumers, legislators, scientists, top industry leaders and analysts, "The Other Drug War" examines the efforts of states like Maine and Oregon to control escalating drug costs in the face of strong opposition from the pharmaceutical industry. The program also explores the tension between the high cost of scientific innovation and society's need to keep drugs and health care affordable.
21. Public Schools, Inc.
Aired 3 July 2003