Secrets of the Dead

Season 8, Episode 1

Episode Title: Doping for Gold

Air Date: 2008-05-07

Overview:

In the 1970s, female East German athletes came from nowhere to dominate international sport. But behind their success lay a horrifying secret. Doping for Gold reveals the truth behind the biggest state-sponsored doping program the world has ever known, creating a timely perspective on today’s many sports drug scandals.