FRONTLINE

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FRONTLINE explores and illuminates the critical issues of our times - from business and health to social issues, politics and war.

Watch Latest: S2025 E5

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Marketing Kiehl Frazier

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Kiehl Frazier is the most heavily recruited high school athlete in Arkansas history. In the fall he'll be vying for the starting quarterback position at Auburn University, the country's best college team. But achieving his dream -- becoming a starting quarterback in the NFL -- requires a lot more than just putting up numbers on the field.

FRONTLINE: "Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei?" Preview

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Coming Mar 29. An intimate portrait of a man who's sometimes called "China's Andy Warhol"--Ai Weiwei. He's a global art star who's now using his international renown, along with a video camera and a growing underground Twitter following, to push the boundaries of freedom in today's China.

FRONTLINE: "Money and March Madness" Preview

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Coming Mar 29. Sonny Vaccaro, a former marketing executive at Nike, Adidas and Reebok, helped bring about the rapid commercialization of college basketball, making coaches, administrators and companies rich. Now, Vaccaro is spearheading a class-action lawsuit that aims to ensure that players get a piece of the action.

"The Suicide Tourist" - Preview

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Do we have the right to end our lives if life itself becomes unbearable, or when we enter the late-stages of painful, terminal illness? FRONTLINE offers a look at people facing the most difficult decision of their lives. 3/22/11

Brian Manning - "All's I can do is support him"

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"And then there's no point in dwelling upon it. I mean-- there r-- relatively is nothing I can do at this point, except support him, you know, as a father would support a son that-- that's in this situation." An exclusive interview with Bradley Manning's father Brian Manning.

Brian Manning - "He looks good"

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"I always, you know, am conscientious enough to look him straight in the eyes, and ask him a direct question. You know. How are they treating you. Are you sleeping? Is the food okay?" - an interview with Brian Manning

Brian Manning - "His clothing is being taken away from...

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"Well he's being, his clothing is being taken away from him, and he's being humiliated by having to stand at attention in front of people-- male, or female, as far as I know, you know, that are fully clothed." An exclusive interview with Bradley Manning's father Brian Manning.

Brian Manning - "He was aimless."

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"He needed structure in his life. He was aimless. And I was going on my own experience, when I was growing up, that's the only thing that, you know, put the structure in my life, was by joining the Navy, and-- everything's been fine since then." -- An exclusive interview with Bradley Manning's father Brian Manning.

Revolution in Cairo: The April 6 Movement

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FRONTLINE dispatches teams to Cairo, going inside the youth movement that helped light the fire on the streets. We follow the "April 6th" group, which two years ago began making a bold use of the Internet for their underground resistance--tactics that led to jail and torture for many of their leaders.

The Brothers

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Veteran Middle East correspondent Charles Sennott of GlobalPost lands in Cairo for FRONTLINE to take a hard look at Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood--the most well-organized and powerful of the country's opposition groups--as a new fight for power in Egypt begins to takes shape.

FRONTLINE Revolution in Cairo Preview

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FRONTLINE dispatches teams to Cairo, going inside the youth movement that helped light the fire on the streets. FRONTLINE follows the April 6 Youth Movement, which two years ago began making a bold use of the Internet for their underground resistance-tactics that led to jail and torture for many of their leaders.

Gigi's Revolution

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Her family is part of the Egyptian elite, but 24-year-old Gigi Ibrahim says she's fighting for her country's future. With thousands following her Twitter feed, Gigi has become something of a celebrity in Cairo's Tahrir Square. In this video, we see her attempts to convince her family of the righteousness of her cause. But will they come around?

FRONTLINE Special Report: "Revolution in Cairo" Preview

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Coming Feb. 22. As the protest movement in Egypt continues to send shockwaves throughout the country--and the world--FRONTLINE dispatches teams to Cairo for this special fast turnaround report. First, an inside look at the "April 6th" youth movement that ignited the uprising. Next, veteran Middle East correspondent Charles Sennott of GlobalPost takes a hard look at Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt's Facebook Faceoff

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Watch Egypt's young democracy movement in action in this 2008 documentary. At the time, fearful of brutal police crackdowns the Egyptian population was not ready to follow the young activists. But they remained optimistic.

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