Bill Carter

Investigates the inner workings, moguls, and stars of the modern television industry, describing the evolution of the four networks--the fall of NBC, CBS's rise to the top, ABC's resurrection, and the unconventional Fox.

"Starting in his own backyard in the old mining town of Bisbee, Arizona -- where he discovers that the dirt in his garden contains double the acceptable level of arsenic -- Bill Carter follows the story of copper to the controversial Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia; to the 'ring' at the London Metal Exchange, where a select group of traders buy and sell enormous amounts of the metal; and to an Alaskan salmon run threated by mining. Boom, Bust, Boom...