TV Program: Secrets of the Dead: Doping for Gold

In the 1970s, female East German athletes came from nowhere to dominate international sport. But behind their success lay a secret, state-sponsored doping program that distributed untested steroids and male hormones to athletes as young as age 12. Many of these girls had no knowledge that they were being doped, and now, as grown women (and men), their broken bodies and damaged psyches bear witness to the cruelty of a government that pursued international glory and gold at the expense of its most acclaimed citizens. The program digs deep into the secretive, Cold War world of East German athletes, examining what drugs were used, how they were distributed and what horrific damage they did to many of the athletes who were forced to take them.

Doping for Gold
Wednesday, October 15
6 p.m. (Digital)
(60 mins) CC HD 16:9 DVI

Doping for Gold
Wednesday, October 15
9 p.m. (Digital)
(60 mins) CC HD 16:9 DVI

Doping for Gold
Saturday, October 18
8 p.m. (Digital)
(60 mins) CC HD 16:9 DVI

Doping for Gold
Saturday, October 18
11 p.m. (Digital)
(60 mins) CC HD 16:9 DVI

Doping for Gold
Sunday, October 19
8 p.m. (Digital)
(60 mins) CC HD 16:9 DVI

Doping for Gold
Sunday, October 19
11 p.m. (Digital)
(60 mins) CC HD 16:9 DVI

CC - Closed Caption
HD - High Definition
16:9 - Anamorphic Widescreen
LTR - Letterbox
DVI - Descriptive Video Information for the visually impaired

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