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6 x 60 minutes • Documentary Series • Produced in association with: History Television and Behaviour Distribution Inc. • Production year: 1999
Scandals! Then and Now is a vibrant, fascinating look at some of the most interesting and revealing scandals of the 20th Century. A film noir-style documentary series that examines scandals from the past, juxtaposing them with their modern-day counterparts and contextualizing the headlines that fuel media gossip. This pairing of great contemporary scandals with similar scandals from the early part of the century examines the power of the media and how it was manipulated by many o
6 x 60 minutes • Documentary Series • Produced in association with: History Television and Behaviour Distribution Inc. • Production year: 1999
Scandals! Then and Now is a vibrant, fascinating look at some of the most interesting and revealing scandals of the 20th Century. A film noir-style documentary series that examines scandals from the past, juxtaposing them with their modern-day counterparts and contextualizing the headlines that fuel media gossip. This pairing of great contemporary scandals with similar scandals from the early part of the century examines the power of the media and how it was manipulated by many of the subjects. By looking at a historical scandal through a modern lens, it allows us to measure media development over the last 100 years. Each episode draws viewers into history with a story that has recently captured their imagination and places these modern scandals in a larger historical and global context.
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