No, the programmes would be our kinds of stories immersive examinations of life. Whenever he finds himself amidst dodgy characters and frightening situations, his nerdy look and his. Among the sex offenders is the third of the three episodes and sees theroux spend time at a residential facility for sex offenders who have been released from prison on parole, most of the residents would not be able to survive in a normal community and would be at far greater. Louis theroux enters the bizarre world of las dogs, meeting the characters whose lives revolve around the citys huge canine population. The sun is shining and lockdown measures are beginning to lift kind of, but its still important to follow social distancing and, you know, stay inside. Louis theroux returns to american themes, but this time with a more serious tone than in his earlier weird weekends work. Louis therouxs ten most revealing documentaries paste.
The show was originally broadcast on bbc two united kingdom and premiered on march 23rd 2014. One of these is a man called thor templar, the selftitled lord commander of the earth protectorate. Theres a lot that theroux says about the system without saying a word, but this is a theroux documentary after all so the film is filled with weird and interesting characters. Theroux s documentaries usually take place in america, and. Continuing his diverse exploration of life in america, louis looks at las problem with neglected and feral dogs, the experiences of patients with lifethreatening conditions at the citys most famous hospital and how california deals with. Self guest self 3 episodes, 20162019 louis theroux. Louis theroux born 1970 is a british documentary filmmaker, whose career has mostly been spent working for the bbc, first coming to attention with the series louis theroux s weird weekends, and continuing that with a series of oneoff documentaries produced starting in the 2000s. Dogs, death and sex offenders are all part of the fascinating tapestry. The state of california has some of the toughest regulations anywhere in america controlling sex offenders. His career started in journalism and bears influences of notable writers in his family, such as his father paul theroux and brother marcel.
Louis theroux comes face to face with a pimp louis. Theroux also acted as a correspondent for the tv nation documentary series. He has received two british academy television awards and a royal television society television award. This is a list of documentaries by british television presenter louis theroux. The ultra zionists 2011 by thedocumentarychannel103. The series was originally broadcast on bbc two from 20002002. Louis theroux s01e08 louis therouxs african hunting holiday. He is best known for his documentary series, including louis theroux s weird weekends,when louis met. Watch hd movies online for free and download the latest movies. This episode follows several people who believe in ufos. Nov 09, 2003 louis theroux travels to the us to visit a newly opened legal brothel in nevada, the wild horse where he spends time hanging around in the background, getting to know the husbandwife owners and some of the girls, especially hailey who tries to convince louis to party with her in exchange for interviews. We would not be making documentaries about hollywood glamour, showbiz agents and publicists, parties, premieres.
He has received two british academy television awards and a royal television society television award born in singapore to an english mother and american father writer paul theroux, theroux moved with his family to london when he was a. Louis questions law enforcement in lagos louis theroux. Louis theroux latest news, breaking stories and comment. For everybody, everywhere, everydevice, and everything. Dogs, death and sex offenders are all part of the fascinating.
For example, louis and the brothel takes a sympathetic look at the prostitutes working at a legal brothel in nevada whereas under the knife takes a more critical look at the world of plastic surgery. Louis theroux once again explores the grey areas that exist with sex offenders as they try to get their lives back together post prison. Contains some strong language and disturbing scenes. Apr 20, 2015 if ever there was a journalist who delivers great stories and cracks us up, its louis theroux. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on louis theroux. In the series, theroux accompanied a different british celebrity in each programme as they went about their daytoday business, interviewing them about their lives and experiences as he did so. Beneath the hood full documentary real stories by real stories.
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