Seasons & episodes

S26 · E12Storm Over Everest 2008-05-13 · 105 min＋

As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their summit climb, were soon lost in darkness, in a fierce blizzard, far from the safety of High Camp at 26,000 feet. World-renowned climber and filmmaker David Breashears, who aided the rescue efforts back in 1996, now returns to Everest to tell the fuller story of what really happened on that legendary climb. Through remarkably intimate interviews with the climbers and Sherpas many who have never spoken before on American television Breashears sheds new light on the worst climbing tragedy in Mount Everest s history.

S26 · E13Young & Restless in China 2008-06-17 · 108 min＋

A remarkably intimate look into the lives of nine young Chinese coming of age in a society changing as fast as any in history.

S26 · E14The Choice 2008 2008-10-14 · 115 min＋

This two-hour program examines the rich personal and political biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama and goes behind the headlines to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their very different candidacies say about America.

S26 · E15Heat 2008-10-21 · 116 min＋

For years, big business -- from oil and coal companies to electric utilities to car manufacturers -- have resisted change to environmental policy and stifled the debate over climate change in America and around the globe. Now, facing rising pressure from governments, green groups and investors alike, big business is reshaping its approach to the environment. With the election looming, FRONTLINE producer Martin Smith investigates what some businesses are doing to fend off new regulations and how others are repositioning themselves to prosper in a radically changed world.

S26 · E16The War Briefing 2008-10-28 · 56 min＋

The next president of the United States will inherit some of the greatest foreign policy challenges in American history -- an overstretched military, frayed alliances, and wars on two fronts. FRONTLINE gives viewers a hard, inside look at the real policy choices the next president will face. The report features strategists and diplomats giving their best advice about how to correct past failures and how to shape a realistic foreign policy approach in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

In the wake of yet another hard-fought and bitter presidential campaign, FRONTLINE presents a spirited and revealing biography of Lee Atwater, the charming, Machiavellian godfather of modern, take-no-prisoners Republican political campaigns. Through eye-opening interviews with Atwater's closest friends and adversaries, the film explores the life of the controversial political operative who mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush, led the GOP to historic victories, and wrote the party's winning playbook. The story tracks Atwater's rise from his beginnings in South Carolina as a high school election kingmaker all the way to the White House and his subsequent battle with cancer and final search for forgiveness and redemption. To Democrats, Atwater was a political assassin who one Congresswoman dubbed "the most evil man in America," but to Republicans he remains a hero for his deep understanding of the American voter and his unapologetic vision of politics as warfare.

S26 · E18The Hugo Chavez Show 2008-11-25 · 84 min＋

FRONTLINE looks at Venezuela's controversial and outspoken president Hugo Chavez and the revolution he claims is turning his country into an anti-capitalist beacon for Latin America and the world. Through the lens of his unique weekly program "Al Presidente" and the eyes of the Venezuelans who know him well, FRONTLINE digs below the surface of his presidency and his personality to try to understand the mercurial leader.

S27 · E1The Old Man and the Storm 2009-01-02＋

The compelling saga of one family's efforts to rebuild their homes, and their lives, in post-Katrina New Orleans.

S27 · E2Dreams of Obama 2009-01-09＋

A rich personal and political biography of America's 44th president and what has brought him to this historic moment...

S27 · E3My Father, My Brother, and Me 2009-02-03＋

Correspondent Dave Iverson's personal journey to understand Parkinson's, the disease which has taken such a toll on his family.

S27 · E4Inside the Meltdown 2009-02-17＋

How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.

S27 · E5Ten Trillion and Counting 2009-03-24＋

How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.

S27 · E6Sick Around America 2009-03-31＋

FRONTLINE travels the country examining the nation's broken health care system and exploring the need for a fundamental overhaul.

S27 · E7Black Money 2009-04-07＋

FRONTLINE investigative correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the shadowy world of international bribery.

S27 · E8Poisoned Waters 2009-04-21＋

Investigating the dangerous new wave of pollutants entering our waterways and drinking water - and who's responsible.

S27 · E9The Released 2009-04-28＋

What happens to the mentally ill when they leave America's prisons? Why do they return at such alarming rates ?

S27 · E10The Madoff Affair 2009-05-12＋

Inside the world's first global Ponzi scheme - and how he got away with it for so long...

S27 · E11Inside the Teenage Brain 2002-01-31＋

Teenagers are often described as erratic, unthoughtful, and rapidly changing human beings. But is there a universal explanation for the stereotype? FRONTLINE reveals new scientific studies that dig deep into the workings of the teenage mind.

S27 · E12Breaking the Bank 2009-06-16＋

The inside story of one of the most controversial moments in America's financial crisis - and its ongoing drama.

S27 · E13Obama's War 2009-10-13＋

Can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires?"

S27 · E14The Warning 2009-10-20＋

Long before the economic meltdown, one woman tried to warn about the threat to the financial system...

S27 · E15Close to Home 2009-10-27＋

Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles the recession's impact on one unlikely neighborhood--New York's Upper East Side..

S27 · E16A Death in Tehran 2009-11-17＋

The life and death of the woman whose image remains a potent symbol for those who want to keep the Iranian reform movement alive.

S27 · E17The Card Game 2009-11-24＋

Investigating the massive consumer loan industry and what's ahead for banks and consumers...