Storyville - Season 21 - Eps 13: OJ: Made in America - Part 5

2017-05-1890 min⭐ 7.6/10

On the morning of October 3rd 1995, it was announced that OJ Simpson had been found not guilty of all charges. To many Americans, it was a stunning, almost explicable miscarriage of justice; a tragedy; a disturbing example of what money and power could buy in America. But to another group, it was an historic victory - payback for all the losses and all the injustice that they'd incurred over generations of history. As black America rejoiced, OJ went home, beginning what would become the strange, next phase of his life, a life lived in a form of celebratory purgatory - in many quarters shunned, scorned, and mocked, but in others, welcomed as a character in the circus that his saga had undeniably helped to create. From running from a guilty verdict in a wrongful death suit to working on a book that was a 'hypothetical conviction', his existence became more and more outlandish, until it all came crashing down on a night in 2007 in Las Vegas.

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About Storyville

Storyville

Title: Storyville

First Air Date: 1997-11-15

Last Air Date: 2025-10-28

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 7.6/10 (from 7 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 30

Total Episodes: 758

Network: BBC Four BBC Two

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: BBC Four

Synopsis

Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago. Screening over 340 films, from some 70 different countries, the strand has garnered a staggering array of awards: five Oscars, 15 Griersons, three Peabodys and two International Emmys. In true, unique, Storyville style, the new series promises to deliver the strand's usual eclectic mix of compelling stories from across the globe.

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