The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate: Season 35

Air Date

September 25, 2009

Episodes

20 episodes

The Fifth Estate

Season 35

Episodes

1. Riding on Risk

September 25, 2009
60 min

Disturbing allegations about our safety in the air.

2. The Education of Brian Nicholl

October 2, 2009
60 min

Learning lessons about the economic downturn, the hard way.

3. Death Online

October 9, 2009
60 min

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

4. The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury

October 16, 2009
60 min

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

5. Broken Heroes

October 30, 2009
60 min

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

6. Bus 1170

November 6, 2009
60 min

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

7. Over the Edge

November 13, 2009
60 min

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

8. The Unofficial Story

November 27, 2009
60 min

9. Out of Control

January 8, 2010
60 min

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.

10. House of Cards

January 15, 2010
60 min

The collapse of a financial giant and its Canadian connection.

11. Fasten Your Seatbelts

January 29, 2010
60 min

Billions have been spent on airport security.

12. Earl Jones: In Trust

February 5, 2010
60 min

Over two decades he bilked investors of $50 million.

13. 21st Century: War and Terrorism

February 12, 2010
60 min

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

14. 21st Century: The People

February 19, 2010
60 min

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

15. 21st Century: Law and Disorder

February 26, 2010
60 min

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

16. The Wrong Man

March 5, 2010
60 min

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

17. Cougar 491

March 12, 2010
60 min

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

18. Hannah's Heart

March 19, 2010
60 min

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

19. The Code

March 26, 2010
60 min

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

20. Larger Than Life

April 9, 2010
60 min

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