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Louis Theroux Interviews

Series 1

Bear Grylls

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

Available for years

Louis Theroux goes off-grid to visit the adventurer and television presenter Bear Grylls, travelling with him to his private island off the coast of Wales. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Interviewed Guest:
Bear Grylls
Director:
Angela Byrne
Production Manager:
Mari Hardwick
Series Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Executive Producer:
Arron Fellows
Production Company:
Mindhouse Productions

Louis Theroux Interviews

Series 1

Katherine Ryan

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux sits down with comedian, actor and writer Katherine Ryan for a frank and honest conversation about her career, relationships and the changing shape of her family. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Interviewed Guest:
Katherine Ryan
Director:
Tom Barrow
Line Producer:
Mari Hardwick
Series Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Executive Producer:
Arron Fellows
Production Company:
Mindhouse Productions

Louis Theroux Interviews

Series 1

Rita Ora

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux meets global popstar Rita Ora for a revealing conversation about her musical career, dealing with press scrutiny and her family’s arrival in the UK as refugees. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Interviewed Guest:
Rita Ora
Director:
Angela Byrne
Line Producer:
Mari Hardwick
Series Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Executive Producer:
Arron Fellows
Production Company:
Mindhouse Productions

Louis Theroux Interviews

Series 2

Anthony Joshua

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux goes head-to-head with world-famous heavyweight boxer and former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua at the north London boxing gym at which he began his career. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Interviewed Guest:
Anthony Joshua
Producer:
Adam Hagerty
Production Manager:
Georgina Rowlands
Series Producer:
Alex Kohler
Executive Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Executive Producer:
Arron Fellows
Production Company:
Mindhouse Productions

Louis Theroux Interviews

Series 2

Pete Doherty

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux travels to Normandy in France to spend time with rock star Pete Doherty - the iconic and controversial co-frontman of The Libertines. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Interviewed Guest:
Pete Doherty
Director:
Jonny Ashton
Producer:
Adam Hagerty
Editor:
Dan Gulley
Production Manager:
Georgina Rowlands
Series Producer:
Alex Kohler
Executive Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Executive Producer:
Arron Fellows
Production Company:
Mindhouse Productions

Louis Theroux Interviews

Series 2

Dame Joan Collins

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux takes a trip to the French Riviera to spend time with actress, author and one of the last surviving stars of Hollywood’s golden age, Dame Joan Collins. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Interviewed Guest:
Dame Joan Collins
Director:
Jonny Ashton
Producer:
Olaide Sadiq
Production Manager:
Georgina Rowlands
Series Producer:
Alex Kohler
Executive Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Executive Producer:
Arron Fellows
Production Company:
Mindhouse Productions

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux meets singer-songwriter Rachel Keen – better known as RAYE – in a career-defining year, which included her first performance on Glastonbury’s iconic Pyramid stage. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Keen
Producer:
Adam Hagerty
Production Manager:
Georgina Rowlands
Series Producer:
Alex Kohler
Executive Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Executive Producer:
Arron Fellows
Production Company:
Mindhouse Productions

Louis Theroux Interviews

Series 2

Chelsea Manning

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux travels to New York and Madrid to spend time with one of America's most polarising figures, Iraq War whistleblower, activist and data security expert Chelsea Manning. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Interviewed Guest:
Chelsea Manning
Producer:
Adam Hagerty
Production Manager:
Georgina Rowlands
Series Producer:
Alex Kohler
Executive Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Executive Producer:
Arron Fellows
Production Company:
Mindhouse Productions

Louis Theroux Interviews

Series 2

Ashley Walters

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

Available for years

Louis Theroux travels to the seaside town of Herne Bay to spend time with Top Boy star and ex-So Solid Crew rapper Ashley Walters. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Interviewed Guest:
Ashley Walters
Producer:
Olaide Sadiq
Production Manager:
Georgina Rowlands
Series Producer:
Alex Kohler
Executive Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Executive Producer:
Arron Fellows
Production Company:
Mindhouse Productions

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Louis Theroux's Weird Christmas

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

Available for years

A typically offbeat look at the festive season as Louis Theroux unites four of the characters he met during his Weird Weekends series for a Christmas gathering in New York. Show more

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 1

Christianity

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis travels to Dallas, at the heart of the American bible belt. There, born-again Christian evangelists offer to have him saved for the Lord on live TV show. (1998) Show more

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 1

Episode 2: UFOs

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux continues his journey through the fringes of American society, visiting the deserts of the south west where UFO sightings are often reported. (1998)

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 1

Episode 3: Porn

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux investigates the world of the male porn performer, and lands a role in an adult film. (1998) Show more

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 1

Head for the Hills

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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In Idaho, Louis meets right-wing patriots and militia enthusiasts who are preparing for what they believe is inevitable global catastrophe. (1998)

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 2

Infomercials

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

Available for years

Louis tests his sales skills on the Home Shopping Network, and enters the world of inventors obsessed with making their product the next big thing. (1999) Show more

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux continues his exploration of the fringes of American society. He makes some new friends within Southern California’s swinging community. (1999) Show more

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 2

Black Nationalism

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux travels to New York, the epicentre of the radical black nationalist movement, to meet proponents of black nationalism. (1999) Show more

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 2

Demolition Derby

Duration: 48 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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This week, Louis Theroux tries to infiltrate Michigan’s demolition derby industry and drive in a race himself. (1999) Show more

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 2

Off-Off Broadway

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux spends time in New York among the subculture of off-Broadway performers in his latest foray into the weirder fringes of American society. (1999) Show more

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux investigates American wrestling. He hangs out with the WCW wrestlers of Monday Night Nitro and considers joining the Independent Wrestling Federation. (1999) Show more

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 3

Self-Fulfilment

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux explores weirder fringes of society, arriving in Las Vegas on the trail of personal motivators who claim to be able to use hypnosis to help people's relationships with the opposite sex.

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 3

India: Enlightenment

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux explores the weirder fringes of society, travelling to India, land of spirituality, where he hopes to find the meaning of life.

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux visits whites-only communities in South Africa that are refusing to accept the end of Apartheid. He also meets white supremacist Eugene Terreblanche. Show more

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 3

Body Building

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux continues to explore the weirder fringes of society. He travels to California, home of the body beautiful, to see if he can join the world of extreme body building.

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Series 3

Looking for Love

Duration: 48 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux travels to Bangkok, where he has an appointment at a marriage agency where Western men are introduced to Thai brides. He begins to wonder if love is what the men are really looking for. Show more

When Louis Met...

Series 1

Paul and Debbie

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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For 20 years Paul Daniels mesmerised audiences, helped by his wife and assistant, Debbie McGee. Louis Theroux finds out if Paul is ready for life out of the spotlight.

When Louis Met...

Series 1

The Hamiltons

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

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Louis Theroux spends time with ex-Conservative MP Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine, a couple whose names have rarely been absent from media headlines in recent years. Show more

When Louis Met...

Series 2

Keith Harris and Orville in Panto

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Louis Theroux Channel

Available for years

Louis Theroux makes his stage debut in the company of ventriloquist Keith Harris and his feathered friend Orville during pantomime season. Show more

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