Frontline
Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as PBS's flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience.
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 - 2:00 AM
"Close to Home"
Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles how the middle class is faring in this recession through stories of the people whom she has come to know at the hair salon she has frequented for 20 years. From well-to-do bankers to struggling actors, various clients' lives intersect at this New York City salon - and each client has a story to tell. G
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Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 - 2:00 AM
"A Death In Tehran"
The life and death of Neda Soltani are explored in this film that seeks to learn about this young woman, who is shot and killed on the streets of Tehran during protests following Iran's controversial 2009 presidential election. Her death, filmed on camera phone, make her a symbol for those who want to keep the reform movement alive. G
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Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 - 9:00 PM
"The Card Game"
Credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news. Correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy in this follow-up to the "Secret History of the Credit Card." G
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Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 - 2:00 AM
"The Card Game"
Credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news. Correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy in this follow-up to the "Secret History of the Credit Card." G
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Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 - 9:00 PM
"The Madoff Affair"
Producers Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria unravel the story behind the world's first truly global Ponzi scheme - a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any business scandal in history. G
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Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 - 2:00 AM
"The Madoff Affair"
Producers Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria unravel the story behind the world's first truly global Ponzi scheme - a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any business scandal in history. G
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Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 - 9:00 PM
"From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians - Pax Romana/A Light To The Nations" FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence, the series transports viewers 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. Program 1 traces the life of Jesus of Nazareth, exploring the message that helped his ministry grow and the events that led to his crucifixion around 30 C.E. D
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Sunday, Dec 20, 2009 - 4:00 AM
"From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians - Pax Romana/A Light To The Nations" FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence, the series transports viewers 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. Program 1 traces the life of Jesus of Nazareth, exploring the message that helped his ministry grow and the events that led to his crucifixion around 30 C.E. D
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Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009 - 9:00 PM
"From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians - (Pt.2)" In program 2, FRONTLINE examines the period after the first revolt, tracing the development and impact of the Gospels and looking at the increasingly hostile relationship between the Christians and the Jews. The film looks at another bloody Jewish war against Rome, the second revolt, assessing its impact on the Christianity movement. The broadcast documents the extraordinary events of the second and third centuries in which Christianity grew from a small Jewish sect to an official religion of the Roman Empire. D
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Sunday, Dec 27, 2009 - 4:00 AM
"From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians - (Pt.2)" In program 2, FRONTLINE examines the period after the first revolt, tracing the development and impact of the Gospels and looking at the increasingly hostile relationship between the Christians and the Jews. The film looks at another bloody Jewish war against Rome, the second revolt, assessing its impact on the Christianity movement. The broadcast documents the extraordinary events of the second and third centuries in which Christianity grew from a small Jewish sect to an official religion of the Roman Empire. D
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