Mon, Apr 11, 1983
This episode included a story about The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which was proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983. The opening sequence shows Jessica Savitch seated next to a laser that she used to destroy a model of a communication satellite. The demonstration was perhaps the first televised use of a weapons grade laser. No theatrical effects were used. The model was actually destroyed by the heat from the laser. The model and the laser were provided by Marc Palumbo, a High Tech Romantic artist from the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT.
Mon, May 9, 1983
This documentary film is a search for the cultural and political legacy of Mao Tse-tung six years after his death. Filmed in Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha and Shaoshan, this film is described by Arthur Unger of Christian Science Monitor as "one of the best documentaries in the Frontline series" and an "incisive quest for the truth."