New Barbara Walters series to revisit Bakker sex scandal, Lennon’s murder, other big stories
Posted Jul 30, 2015 02:34:13 PM.
Last Updated Jul 30, 2015 03:20:17 PM.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Barbara Walters is taking a walk down memory lane with a TV series revisiting big news stories she covered in her career.
The Investigation Discovery channel said Thursday that “Barbara Walters Presents American Scandals” will debut Nov. 2.
The hour-long episodes focus on events ranging from political misbehaviour to crime, and will include previous interviews conducted by Walters along with new material, the channel told a TV critics meeting.
The TV newswoman will look back at televangelist Jim Bakker’s sex scandal, the murder of celebrity diet doctor Herman Tarnower, the Menendez family killings and a switched-at-birth mystery.
Walters conducts a rare interview with the wife of Mark David Chapman about his killing of John Lennon, the channel said.
Further episodes are planned, Investigation Discovery said.
In a statement, Walters said the years-old scandals remain enormously interesting and continue to affect the lives of people who were involved.