Programs by Year: 2004

Nov. 23, 2004

Secret History of the Credit Card

(60 minutes) The surprising history and clever tactics of an industry few Americans fully understand. (Web site »)

Nov. 16, 2004

Is Wal-Mart Good for America?

(60 minutes) An eye-opening look at the power and influence of the world's largest company. (Web site »)

Nov. 9, 2004

The Persuaders

(90 minutes) An inside look at the multibillion-dollar business and science of selling us on what we want. (Web site »)

Oct. 26, 2004

Rumsfeld's War

(90 minutes) Donald Rumsfeld's contentious battle inside the Pentagon to reshape the way America's military thinks and fights. (Web site »)

Oct. 12, 2004

The Choice 2004

(120 minutes) Examining the lives and times, minds and passions, of the two men who would be president: John Kerry and George W. Bush. (Web site »)

Sep. 7, 2004

Sacred Ground

(60 minutes) Within days of the September 11 attacks, the questions began: What should be built on the site of Ground Zero? Who should build it? And should anything be built there at all? FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the first stormy year in the plans to rebuild on the site of the World Trade Center. With exclusive access to architect Daniel Libeskind, the one-hour documentary follows the process to build Libeskind's proposed Freedom Tower and reveals how the desire to build the world's most meaningful architectural tribute descended into a billion-dollar battle for the soul of Ground Zero. (Web site »)

Jun. 17, 2004

The Plea

(90 minutes) Investigating the difficult dilemma of confronting a plea bargain -- and what can go wrong. (Web site »)

May. 27, 2004

The Way the Music Died

(60 minutes) The troubled music industry and the tough new realities that aspiring artists now face. (Web site »)

Apr. 29, 2004

The Jesus Factor

(60 minutes) How George W. Bush's religious faith has affected his personal life and political leadership. (Web site »)

Apr. 22, 2004

Son of Al Qaeda

(60 minutes) The remarkable story of a young Canadian who grew up with bin Laden's children, but ended up becoming a CIA informant. (Web site »)

Apr. 8, 2004

Diet Wars

(60 minutes) FRONTLINE's reporter takes a personal journey into the great diet debate and the new public health crisis -- obesity. (Web site »)

Apr. 1, 2004

Ghosts of Rwanda

(120 minutes) FRONTLINE marks the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide with a documentary chronicling one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. In addition to interviews with key government officials and diplomats, the two-hour documentary offers groundbreaking, eyewitness accounts of the genocide from those who experienced it firsthand: from Tutsi survivors who recount the horror of seeing their friends and family members slaughtered by neighbors and coworkers; to the UN peacekeepers stationed amid the carnage who were ordered not to intervene; to those holding positions of power at the White House. Through these accounts, FRONTLINE illustrates the social, political, and diplomatic failures that enabled the slaughter of 800,000 people to occur unabated and unchallenged by the global community. (Web site »)

Feb. 26, 2004

The Invasion of Iraq

(120 minutes) FRONTLINE marks the first anniversary of the Iraqi War with a two-hour documentary investigation that recounts the key strategies, battles, and turning points of the war from both sides of the battlefield. Through firsthand accounts from many of the war's key participants--from strategists in Washington to the soldiers who actually fought the battles--"The Invasion of Iraq" promises to be a definitive television history of America's most recent war. (Web site »)

Feb. 19, 2004

Tax Me if You Can

(60 minutes) Investigating bogus tax shelters and the highly respected accounting, banking and law firms that are behind them. (Web site »)

Feb. 12, 2004

Beyond Baghdad

(60 minutes) A five-week journey across Iraq looking at what it will take to stabilize the volatile nation and bring democracy. (Web site »)

Jan. 22, 2004

Chasing Saddam's Weapons

(60 minutes) With the credibility of President Bush and Prime Minister Blair at stake, BBC reporter Jane Corbin takes viewers inside the high-stakes search for Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction. Through exclusive access to top-secret locations and key U.S. officials leading the hunt, including David Kay, FRONTLINE reveals new details about what the search has uncovered and questions whether the investigation's final results will justify the White House's call for war. (Web site »)

Jan. 15, 2004

From China With Love

(60 minutes) An alleged Chinese double agent, her FBI lover, and the unanswered question: was U.S. national security compromised? (Web site »)