1. Hostage in Iran
Aired: Jan 21, 1986While the whole world watched, 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran by Isla...
2. Sue the Doctor?
Aired: Jan 28, 1986For many doctors, practicing medicine has become a nightmare. Today, one out ...
3. Growing Up Poor
Aired: Feb 4, 1986One-hour documentary for Frontline about children growing up in Chester, Penn...
4. Russia: Love it or Leave it
Aired: Feb 11, 1986A unique look at Soviet Union through eyes of Americans as they attempt to es...
5. Tobacco on Trial
Aired: Feb 18, 1986Life-long smokers who say their health has been destroyed by cigarettes are s...
6. Divorce Wars
Aired: Feb 25, 1986Half of all American marriages end in divorce. Using unique access to mediati...
7. Who's Running this War?
Aired: Mar 18, 1986Eight months before Iran-contra scandal broke, Frontline investigated contras...
8. AIDS: A National Inquiry
Aired: Mar 25, 1986Fabian Bridges, a homosexual prostitute, bragged he had sex with six partners...
9. Standoff in Mexico
Aired: Apr 1, 1986Political violence is breaking out in northern Mexico. Frontline documents gr...
10. Inside the Jury Room
Aired: Apr 8, 1986For first time on American television, Frontline cameras move inside a jury r...
11. Taxes Behind Closed Doors
Aired: Apr 15, 1986For more than a year, Frontline has been behind scenes with congressmen and l...
12. The Disillusionment of David Stockman
Aired: Apr 20, 1986Former budget director David Stockman gives an exclusive interview to corresp...
13. Visions of Star Wars
Aired: Apr 22, 1986Frontline and Nova combine resources for first time to explore Strategic Defe...
14. Hollywood Dreams
Aired: May 13, 1986Hollywood is called an industry, a place, a state of mind. But making it in H...
15. The Bloods of 'Nam
Aired: May 20, 1986A high percentage of men on frontlines in Vietnam were young, poor, undereduc...
16. A Matter of the Mind
Aired: May 27, 1986An examination of mental illness and the treatment of those affected by it.
17. Holy War, Holy Terror
Aired: Jun 3, 1986Frontline correspondent John Laurence examines background of Islamic Revoluti...
18. Will There Always Be an England?
Aired: Jun 10, 1986England is a country divided. One in five workers in northern England is unem...
19. Assault on Affirmative Action
Aired: Jun 17, 1986The Supreme Court ruled against a Memphis firefighter who successfully fought...
20. Comrades I: The Education of Rita
Aired: Jul 1, 1986Rita Tikhonova, 21, is a model Russian citizen. The lifestyle and ambitions o...
21. Comrades II: Hunter and Son
Aired: Jul 8, 1986For four months every year, Mikhail Kuzakov and his son, Yuri, leave comforts...
22. Comrades III: All that Jazz
Aired: Jul 15, 1986Sergei Kuryokhin is a popular Russian jazz and rock musician who is disapprov...
23. Comrades IV: The Trial of Tamara Russo
Aired: Jul 22, 1986Frontline examines differences in Soviet and Western justice systems as it co...
24. Comrades V: Master of Samarkand
Aired: Jul 29, 1986Abdugaffar Khakkulov is a master craftsman of Uzbek heritage who for 35 years...
25. Comrades VI: Pacific Outpost
Aired: Aug 5, 1986Frontline gained unique access in filming inner workings of local government ...
26. Comrades VII: Steel Mill Soccer
Aired: Aug 12, 1986Frontline profiles lives of players on a factory soccer team in southern Sovi...
27. Comrades VIII: Doctor in Moscow
Aired: Aug 19, 1986Svyatoslav Nilolaevich Fyodorov is an outspoken and provocative eye surgeon w...
28. Comrades IX: Baltic Chic
Aired: Aug 26, 1986Fashion-conscious Estonians living on Gulf of Finland are inspired by Western...
29. Comrades X: Soldier Boy
Aired: Aug 26, 1986For first time on Western television, Frontline details a recruit's life insi...
30. Comrades XI: October Harvest
Aired: Sep 2, 1986The Kulinich family lives and works on a collective farm in southern Russia. ...
31. Comrades XII: Leningrad Movie
Aired: Sep 9, 1986Soviet film directors have one advantage over Westerners: state takes care of...