Frontline · SEASON 4
AIDS: a National Inquiry
Episode 8 · 1986-03-25

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Fabian Bridges, a homosexual prostitute, bragged he had sex with six partners a night and refused to stop even though he knew he had AIDS. In a special broadcast, Frontline first follows Bridges' tragic journey across the US and later, a panel of national experts, led by Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson, discuss how Americans should respond to this urgent public health issue.
Season 4 episodes
1. Hostage in Iran1986-01-21
2. Sue the Doctor?1986-01-28
3. Growing Up Poor1986-02-04
4. Russia-Love It or Leave It1986-02-11
5. Tobacco on Trial1986-02-18
6. Divorce Wars1986-02-25
7. Who's Running this War?1986-03-18
8. AIDS: a National Inquiry1986-03-25
9. Standoff in Mexico1986-04-01
10. Inside the Jury Room1986-04-08
11. Taxes Behind Closed Doors1986-04-15
12. The Disillusionment of David Stockman1986-04-20
13. Visions of Star Wars1986-04-22
14. Hollywood Dreams1986-05-13
15. The Bloods of 'Nam1986-05-20
16. A Matter of the Mind1986-05-27
17. Holy War, Holy Terror1986-06-03
18. Will There Always Be an England?1986-06-10
19. Assault on Affirmative Action1986-06-17
20. Comrades I: The Education of Rita1986-07-01
21. Comrades II: Hunter and Son1986-07-08
22. Comrades III: All that Jazz1986-07-15
23. Comrades IV: The Trial of Tamara Russo1986-07-22
24. Comrades V: Master of Samarkand1986-07-29
25. Comrades VI: Pacific Outpost1986-08-05
26. Comrades VII: Steel Mill Soccer1986-08-12
27. Comrades VIII: Doctor in Moscow1986-08-19
28. Comrades IX: Baltic Chic1986-08-26
29. Comrades X: Soldier Boy1986-08-26
30. Comrades XI: October Harvest1986-09-02
31. Comrades XII: Leningrad Movie1986-09-09