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 (28)
1. The Arming of Iraq: Frontline Special
Aired 11 September 1990
2. Decade of Destruction (1): Ashes of Forest
Aired 18 September 1990
3. Decade of Destruction (2): Killing for Land
Aired 19 September 1990
4. Decade of Destruction (3): Mountains of Gold
Aired 20 September 1990
5. Decade of Destruction (4): Chico Mende
Aired 21 September 1990
6. Global Dumping Ground
Aired 2 October 1990
7. When Cops Go Bad
Aired 16 October 1990
8. The Hunt for Howard Marks
Aired 23 October 1990
9. Broken Minds
Aired 30 October 1990
Three million Americans are thought to be schizophrenic. As medical science searches to find its cause, society struggles to understand a crippling disease that has shattered families and left tens of thousands on the nation’s streets.
10. Betting on the Lottery
Aired 6 November 1990
Lottery fever is spreading. Twenty-nine states now raise $20 billion a year in revenues. Frontline correspondent James Reston, Jr., goes behind the scenes of state lotteries to look at the promoters selling them, the people buying the tickets, and to ask the question, ‘Who really wins and who loses?’
11. Springfield Goes to War
Aired 20 November 1990
12. High Crimes and Misdemeanors
Aired 27 November 1990
13. The Struggle for South Africa
Aired 11 December 1990
14. The Spirit of Crazy Horse
Aired 18 December 1990
15. To the Brink of War
Aired 15 January 1991
16. Cuba and Cocaine
Aired 5 February 1991
17. The Man Who Made the Supergun
Aired 12 February 1991
18. Guns, Tanks, and Gorbachev
Aired 19 February 1991
19. The Mind of Hussein
Aired 26 February 1991
20. Black America's War
Aired 2 April 1991
21. War and Peace in Panama
Aired 9 April 1991
22. The Election Held Hostage
Aired 16 April 1991
23. Who Pays for Mom and Dad?
Aired 30 April 1991
24. Innocence Lost
Aired 7 May 1991
25. The Spy Hunter
Aired 14 May 1991
26. To the Last Fish
Aired 21 May 1991
27. The Color of Your Skin
Aired 11 June 1991
28. The Gates Nomination
Aired 15 July 1991