By Andreas Wiseman International Editor BBC Storyville has acquired U.K. rights to Scandalous, the documentary about U.S. tabloid the National Enquirer.
Storyville, which struck the deal with AGC International, will broadcast the film on BBC Four this month. The documentary, from director Mark Landsman, charts the publication’s impact on journalism, business, culture and politics.
After purchasing the New York Enquirer in the 1950s with funds from his godfather (and reputed mob boss) Frank Costello, Generoso Pope, Jr.
rebranded and renamed the publication the National Enquirer. Scandalous explores how Pope, Jr. turned the racing and sporting newspaper into a mass market tabloid stuffed with scandal, medical oddities, conspiracy theories,
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