1983

S4.E1 ∙ Hostage in Iran

Mon, Jan 20, 1986

While the whole world watched, 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran by Islamic revolutionaries for 444 days. On the fifth anniversary of their release, using never-before-seen footage from inside the American embassy compound in Tehran, the hostages tell the story of their long ordeal.

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S4.E2 ∙ Sue the Doctor?

Mon, Jan 27, 1986

For many doctors, practicing medicine has become a nightmare. Today, one out of every six American doctors faces a malpractice suit.

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S4.E3 ∙ Growing Up Poor

Mon, Feb 03, 1986

One-hour documentary for Frontline about children growing up in Chester, Pennsylvania, a once prosperous manufacturing city that has fallen into poverty.

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S4.E4 ∙ Russia: Love it or Leave it

Mon, Feb 10, 1986

A unique look at Soviet Union through eyes of Americans as they attempt to escape confines of a carefully managed Russian tour.

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S4.E5 ∙ Tobacco on Trial

Mon, Feb 17, 1986

Life-long smokers who say their health has been destroyed by cigarettes are suing tobacco companies.

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S4.E6 ∙ Divorce Wars

Mon, Feb 24, 1986

Half of all American marriages end in divorce. Using unique access to mediation and court proceedings, Frontline profiles couples, lawyers, judges, and most poignantly, children caught between parents.

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S4.E7 ∙ Who's Running this War?

Mon, Mar 17, 1986

Eight months before Iran-contra scandal broke, Frontline investigated contras, probed legality of private aid,.

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S4.E8 ∙ AIDS: A National Inquiry

Mon, Mar 24, 1986

Fabian Bridges, a homosexual prostitute, bragged he had sex with six partners a night.

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S4.E9 ∙ Standoff in Mexico

Mon, Mar 31, 1986

Political violence is breaking out in northern Mexico. Frontline documents growing unrest in Mexico caused by fixed elections, corruption, violence,.

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S4.E10 ∙ Inside the Jury Room

Mon, Apr 07, 1986

For first time on American television, Frontline cameras move inside a jury room to record deliberations in a Wisconsin criminal trial.

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S4.E11 ∙ Taxes Behind Closed Doors

Mon, Apr 14, 1986

For more than a year, Frontline has been behind scenes with congressmen and lobbyists covering deals, dollars, and politics of tax reform.

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S4.E12 ∙ The Disillusionment of David Stockman

Sat, Apr 19, 1986

Former budget director David Stockman gives an exclusive interview to correspondent William Greider on what has been called 'greatest free lunch fiscal policy' in modern times.

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S4.E13 ∙ Visions of Star Wars

Mon, Apr 21, 1986

Frontline and Nova combine resources for first time to explore Strategic Defense Initiative.

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S4.E14 ∙ Hollywood Dreams

Mon, May 12, 1986

Hollywood is called an industry, a place, a state of mind. But making it in Hollywood,.

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S4.E15 ∙ The Bloods of 'Nam

Mon, May 19, 1986

A high percentage of men on frontlines in Vietnam were young, poor, undereducated, and black.

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S4.E16 ∙ A Matter of the Mind

Mon, May 26, 1986

An examination of mental illness and the treatment of those affected by it.

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S4.E17 ∙ Holy War, Holy Terror

Mon, Jun 02, 1986

Frontline correspondent John Laurence examines background of Islamic Revolution, roots of radical Shiism.

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S4.E18 ∙ Will There Always Be an England?

Mon, Jun 09, 1986

England is a country divided. One in five workers in northern England is unemployed.

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S4.E19 ∙ Assault on Affirmative Action

Mon, Jun 16, 1986

The Supreme Court ruled against a Memphis firefighter who successfully fought for an affirmative action plan for hiring of fellow firefighters in 1984.

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S4.E20 ∙ Comrades I: The Education of Rita

Mon, Jun 30, 1986

Rita Tikhonova, 21, is a model Russian citizen. The lifestyle and ambitions of an outstanding Young Communist League member in Moscow are depicted.

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S4.E21 ∙ Comrades II: Hunter and Son

Mon, Jul 07, 1986

For four months every year, Mikhail Kuzakov and his son, Yuri, leave comforts of home for Siberian wilderness.

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S4.E22 ∙ Comrades III: All that Jazz

Mon, Jul 14, 1986

Sergei Kuryokhin is a popular Russian jazz and rock musician who is disapproved of by state because his music is difficult to control.

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S4.E23 ∙ Comrades IV: The Trial of Tamara Russo

Mon, Jul 21, 1986

Frontline examines differences in Soviet and Western justice systems as it contrasts lives of Tamara Russo.

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S4.E24 ∙ Comrades V: Master of Samarkand

Mon, Jul 28, 1986

Abdugaffar Khakkulov is a master craftsman of Uzbek heritage who for 35 years has been restoring great Islamic mosques in Samarkand.

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S4.E25 ∙ Comrades VI: Pacific Outpost

Mon, Aug 04, 1986

Frontline gained unique access in filming inner workings of local government system in Nakhodka.

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S4.E26 ∙ Comrades VII: Steel Mill Soccer

Mon, Aug 11, 1986

Frontline profiles lives of players on a factory soccer team in southern Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan.

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S4.E27 ∙ Comrades VIII: Doctor in Moscow

Mon, Aug 18, 1986

Svyatoslav Nilolaevich Fyodorov is an outspoken and provocative eye surgeon whose surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness has made him famous.

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