Sex & Power

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1 Season · 3 Episodes · Premiered August 31, 2021 · Ended September 2, 2021

Series delving into the world of tabloid journalism, exploring the lengths the tabloids go to for a story, and the lives they have impacted in the process, featuring rarely seen archive footage and the voices of editors, journalists and celebrity contributors.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

3 episodes
E01
Celebrity Wars
Tue, Aug 31 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000 45 min
The first edition focuses on the intertwined narratives of tabloid newspapers and celebrity culture, examining the tabloid's treatment of famous faces such as Ulrika Jonsson, Kerry Katona and Daniella Westbrook.
E02
Named & Shamed
Wed, Sep 1 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
The second edition documents the experiences of people who have either unwittingly, or deliberately, found themselves on the tabloid front pages, at great personal cost, including Josie Cunningham and Megan Barton-Hanson.
E03
Disgraced
Thu, Sep 2 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A look at what happens when the tabloids attempt to humble the mighty and hold truth to power, and careers that have unraveled under the tabloid spotlight. A former leading member of the House of Lords is caught in a classic tabloid sting and his hypocrisy is laid bare, while another politician's gay affair is exposed, ruining both his career and his marriage.
Steven Mackintosh
Steven Mackintosh as Narrator

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