From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (Pt. 1)

S17 E01 • Monday, Sep 21, 1998 • Sep 21

The story of the life of Jesus and the epic rise of Christianity. Said one critic: " It's a revelation of what television can be."

From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (Pt. 2)

S17 E02 • Tuesday, Sep 22, 1998 • Sep 22

The story of the life of Jesus and the epic rise of Christianity. Said one critic: " It's a revelation of what television can be."

The Farmer's Wife, Part 3

S17 E03 • Wednesday, Sep 23, 1998 • Sep 23 • 2h 21m

In the concluding episode of "The Farmer's Wife," Darrel finally harvests the bumper crop he had dreamt about his whole life. But Darrel has to go to work for another farmer to make enough money to feed his family, and the stress and exhaustion cause him to explode. In December, Juanita takes the girls and leaves for a week--it has a deep and profound effect on Darrel. Two months later, the marriage that had seemed almost doomed is miraculously transformed. Through counseling, Darrel learns to deal with his anger and undergoes extraordinary personal growth. Now he is the at-home parent, farming and caring for his three daughters. Juanita, who has earned a college degree, works at a respected crop insurance company in town, helping other farmers. In the end, through faith, hope, and hard work, the Buschkoetters save their farm and rediscover the love that holds them together.

Ambush in Mogadishu

S17 E04 • Tuesday, Sep 29, 1998 • Sep 29

Washington's Other Scandal

S17 E05 • Tuesday, Oct 6, 1998 • Oct 6 • 56m

"Washington's Other Scandal" reveals the heart of a Washington where money - not sex - is the obsession. In this special report by Bill Moyers, FRONTLINE shows how both political parties, cynically and shamelessly, contrived to bend and break campaign laws in the '96 election.

Plague War

S17 E06 • Tuesday, Oct 13, 1998 • Oct 13

FRONTLINE's "Plague War" investigates the ever-increasing threat of biological weapons in today's world, focusing on the rise and fall of the Soviet Union's enormous covert bio-weapons program which went undetected for almost two decades.

The Child Terror

S17 E07 • Tuesday, Oct 27, 1998 • Oct 27

In "The Child Terror," FRONTLINE correspondent Peter J. Boyer travels to Dade County, Florida to explore the impassioned roots and controversial consequences of the nation's 15-year legal battle against child sexual abuse. During the 1980s, Miami became ground zero in the crusade to prosecute child molesters. Many high-profile cases were prosecuted by the office of then-chief prosecutor Janet Reno who pioneered a national effort to bring child molesters to justice. Now, however, some of these cases are unraveling. In this report, FRONTLINE deconstructs two of the them, probing what went wrong.

Fat

S17 E08 • Tuesday, Nov 3, 1998 • Nov 3

Snitch

S17 E09 • Tuesday, Jan 12, 1999 • Jan 12

The Triumph of Evil

S17 E10 • Tuesday, Jan 26, 1999 • Jan 26

The Execution

S17 E11 • Tuesday, Feb 9, 1999 • Feb 9

Russian Roulette

S17 E12 • Tuesday, Feb 23, 1999 • Feb 23

Hunting Bin Laden

S17 E13 • Tuesday, Apr 13, 1999 • Apr 13

For years this one man has taunted, threatened and frustrated the United States. But who is he? The U.S. government has tried to link him to nearly every act of Islamic terrorism against Americans in the 90s: from the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, to the bombings of U.S. military installations in Saudi Arabia, to the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa.

Spying on Saddam

S17 E14 • Tuesday, Apr 27, 1999 • Apr 27

Give War a Chance

S17 E15 • Tuesday, May 11, 1999 • May 11

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

S17 E16 • Tuesday, May 25, 1999 • May 25 • 1h 51m

An intimate portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest leaders.

Making Babies

S17 E17 • Tuesday, Jun 1, 1999 • Jun 1

Pop

S17 E18 • Tuesday, Jun 22, 1999 • Jun 22

The Crash

S17 E19 • Tuesday, Jun 29, 1999 • Jun 29