Scandal

Scandal! Then and Now

6 x 60 minutes • Documentary Series • Produced in association with: History Television and Behaviour Distribution Inc. • Production year: 1999

Scandal! 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.

Writers and directors: Simcha Jacobovici, Dennis Murphy, Roger Pyke, Tim Wolochatiuk, Yuval Daniel and David Harel
Producer: Dennis Murphy
Series Producer: Simcha Jacobovici
Executive Producers: Elliott Halpern and Jack Rabinovitch

Award highlights

• Silver Plaque, Chicago International Television Competition.

Reviews

“facinating”
– Antonia Zerbisias, The Toronto Star

“…Scandal! Then and Now…is out to reinvent the documentary format….a real corker.”
– Jim Bawden, The Toronto Star

“Accompanied by a jazzy film-noir soundtrack, each episode is…a thoughtful re-examination of headline-grabbers from the past.”
– Tony Atherton, TV Data Features Syndicate

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