The Fifth Estate - Season 35

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Riding on Risk

1 - Riding on Risk

Air Date: September 25, 2009

Disturbing allegations about our safety in the air.

The Education of Brian Nicholl

2 - The Education of Brian Nicholl

Air Date: October 2, 2009

Learning lessons about the economic downturn, the hard way.

Death Online

3 - Death Online

Air Date: October 9, 2009

A young Ottawa woman's suicide leads to an international hunt for an online predator.

The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury

4 - The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury

Air Date: October 16, 2009

He had it all and lost it. Now, Theo Fleury finally may have found himself.

Broken Heroes

5 - Broken Heroes

Air Date: October 30, 2009

They went off to war like heroes and returned with invisible wounds.

Bus 1170

6 - Bus 1170

Air Date: November 6, 2009

When a bus ride home turned into a night of terror.

Over the Edge

7 - Over the Edge

Air Date: November 13, 2009

What happens when a small town thrill-seeker is lured into B.C.

The Unofficial Story

8 - The Unofficial Story

Air Date: November 27, 2009

Out of Control

9 - Out of Control

Air Date: January 8, 2010

Ashley Smith was a troubled 19-year-old when she choked herself to death with a strip of cloth at Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ontario. Her death made national headlines and led to a scathing report by Canada's federal prison ombudsman. Now, through exclusive access to prison video exposing Ashley's treatment in custody, the fifth estate shares the story of this young woman's harrowing life and the circumstances surrounding her death.

House of Cards

10 - House of Cards

Air Date: January 15, 2010

The collapse of a financial giant and its Canadian connection.

Fasten Your Seatbelts

11 - Fasten Your Seatbelts

Air Date: January 29, 2010

Billions have been spent on airport security.

Earl Jones: In Trust

12 - Earl Jones: In Trust

Air Date: February 5, 2010

Over two decades he bilked investors of $50 million.

21st Century: War and Terrorism

13 - 21st Century: War and Terrorism

Air Date: February 12, 2010

Part one of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.

21st Century: The People

14 - 21st Century: The People

Air Date: February 19, 2010

Part two of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.

21st Century: Law and Disorder

15 - 21st Century: Law and Disorder

Air Date: February 26, 2010

Part three of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.

The Wrong Man

16 - The Wrong Man

Air Date: March 5, 2010

A string of wrongful murder convictions... and the man who prosecuted them.

Cougar 491

17 - Cougar 491

Air Date: March 12, 2010

A helicopter ride to an oil rig, a crash and 17 deaths. New details about what may have caused it.

Hannah's Heart

18 - Hannah's Heart

Air Date: March 19, 2010

She's 13 and has a failing heart. Hannah Jones said "no" to the transplant that will save her life.

The Code

19 - The Code

Air Date: March 26, 2010

Hockey's unwritten law of fighting and the men who live by it.

Larger Than Life

20 - Larger Than Life

Air Date: April 9, 2010

He's rich, he's powerful, he's larger than life. But what kind of boss is Peter Nygard?