List of Louis Theroux Documentaries
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Series One
| # | Title | Broadcast | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | "Born Again Christians" | 15 January | In Dallas, Louis meets TV evangelists Marcus Marcus Lamb Marcus Lamb is an American televangelist, minister and Christian broadcaster. He is most well known as the co-founder, president, and CEO of the Daystar Television Network, the second-largest Christian television network in the world. The network has 90 TV stations and satellite and cable coverage... and Joni Lamb Joni Lamb Joni Lamb is a Christian broadcaster and the co-founder, vice-president, and executive producer of the Daystar Television Network. Joni and her husband Marcus Lamb have been involved with Christian television since the mid 1980’s and are most well known for their work with Daystar Television. Joni... , and joins a group of hardline Christians called "The Family" as they visit the Deep Ellum Deep Ellum Deep Ellum is an arts and entertainment district near downtown in east Dallas, Texas . It lies directly east of the elevated I-45/US 75 freeway and extends to Exposition Avenue, connected to downtown by, from north to south, Pacific, Elm, Main, Commerce, and Canton streets... entertainment district. |
| 1.2 | "UFOs" | 22 January | This episode follows several people who believe in UFOs. One of these is a man called Thor Templar, the self titled "Lord Commander of the Earth Protectorate". He claims to have killed more than twenty aliens. |
| 1.3 | "Porn" | 29 January | This episode offers a look at very different sides of the porn industry, as Louis interviews both male and female porn stars. He reveals the problems a lot of porn actors face, be it not getting a job in straight porn and therefore having to do gay porn, or not getting an erection Erection Penile erection is a physiological phenomenon where the penis becomes enlarged and firm. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular and endocrine factors, and is usually, though not exclusively, associated with sexual arousal... when it is needed. |
| 1.4 | "Survivalists" | 5 February | In Idaho Idaho Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.... , Louis meets military enthusiasts and right-wing patriots who are preparing for a global catastrophe, including trips to survivalists' store Safetrek and a mountain refuge for conspiracy theorists called Almost Heaven. Louis also visits the Aryan Nation Church and helps to build a straw-bale home Straw-bale construction Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw as structural elements, building insulation, or both... . The episode focuses on the survivalism movement Survivalism Survivalism is a movement of individuals or groups who are actively preparing for future possible disruptions in local, regional, national, or international social or political order... and communities Intentional community An intentional community is a planned residential community designed to have a much higher degree of teamwork than other communities. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision and often follow an alternative lifestyle. They... formed around it. That several self-proclaimed survivalists were also hippies and environmentalists is a recurring theme. |
| 1.5 | "Weird Christmas" | 23 December | Louis invites someone from each of the four episodes of series 1 to his home for Christmas. |
Series Two (1999)
| # | Title | Broadcast | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | "Infomercials" | 12 May | Louis attempts to become a presenter on Florida's Home Shopping Network TV channel and meets Anthony Sullivan (pitchman). He also meets people who invent, sell and make a fortune from products such as the Win Gym. |
| 2.2 | "Swingers" | 26 May | Louis meets a couple from Southern California Southern California Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego... who host swinging parties. He visits one of these to find out what drives couples to want to swap partners. This programme also offers a brief look into other kinds of swinging through an organisation that has a database of members that are rated on a scale of 1 to 10. Under this system, people rated highly are invited to exclusive parties intended to keep out unattractive, socially awkward, or otherwise undesirable people. |
| 2.3 | "Black Nationalism" | 2 June | American black nationalist groups have been branded anti-Semitic, homophobic, misogynist and racist by the mainstream press. Louis Theroux goes to Harlem in New York to meet its proponents, and meets the Reverend Al Sharpton, the main point of contact in the black nationalist movement. Theroux also meets Khalid Abdul Muhammad Khalid Abdul Muhammad Khalid Abdul Muhammad was an African American activist who came to prominence as the National Assistant to Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam . After a 1993 speech at Kean College Khalid was condemned and removed from his position in the Nation of Islam by Louis Farrakhan... , dubbed by the media 'the most dangerous man in America' and visits the Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge is a non-profit organization based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The group is part of the Hebrew Israelism movement, which regards American blacks as descendants of the Twelve Tribes of Israel... , who believe that blacks are the true Israelites and that all English monarchs until early modern times were black. Theroux also joins Al Sharpton on a march on Wall Street to protest at the shooting by New York police of Amadou Diallo Amadou Diallo Amadou Diallo was a 23-year-old Guinean immigrant in New York City who was shot and killed on February 4, 1999 by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers: Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth Boss. The four officers fired a total of 41 shots... , who was shot 41 times. |
| 2.4 | "Demolition Derby" | 9 June | Louis has to overcome his nerves to enter a demolition derby in car-mad Michigan. |
| 2.5 | "Off-Off Broadway" | 15 June | Louis meets the hordes of out-of-work actors in New York as they try to land a part – and even goes on an audition himself, for a job on a Norwegian cruise ship, in front of Craig Revel Horwood Craig Revel Horwood Craig Revel Horwood is an Australian-British dancer, choreographer, and theatre director in the United Kingdom.-Biography:... |
| 2.6 | "Wrestling" | 6 July | Louis takes a look at different types of wrestling from the high profile WCW World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and... to people organizing events in their spare time. He also visits the WCW Power Plant WCW Power Plant The WCW Power Plant was a professional wrestling school located in Atlanta, Georgia and owned and operated by World Championship Wrestling. The Power Plant, which was developed from a school operated by Jody Hamilton, was in operation throughout the 1990s... , a training facility where some of the WCW wrestlers started out. The training he receives there from Dwayne Bruce Dwayne Bruce Dwayne Bruce is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker. Bruce was a trainer at the WCW Power Plant wrestling school.-Professional wrestling career:... shows him that some wrestlers will not break kayfabe Kayfabe In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature... (the illusion of fiction being fact) and will take exception when their profession's authenticity is questioned. |
Series Three (2000)
| # | Title | Broadcast | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | "Hypnosis" | 25 September | Louis meets a Las Vegas hypnotist who claims he can make dreams come true and meets a California man who teaches chat-up techniques. |
| 3.2 | "Indian Gurus" | 2 October | Louis travels to India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... to witness Westerners seeking enlightenment. In Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its... he meets 57-year old American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... astrologer (and former psychology professor) "Deepak" who studies meditation. He moves on to meet Mike, who is a follower of Swami Ganapathi Sachchidananda Ganapathi Sachchidananda Sri Sri Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji is the head of Avadhoota Datta Peetham in Mysore. Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji was born at Mekedatu in Karnataka, southern India on May 26, 1942. His devotees believe he was born "fully realised in command of the eight Mahasiddhis", and is... , and Amma Mata Amritanandamayi Mātā Amṛtānandamayī Devī , primarily known simply as Amma ["Mother"], is a Hindu spiritual leader and guru, who is revered as a saint by her followers. She is widely respected for her humanitarian activities... who claims spiritual powers through hugging people. He joins Amma Mata Amritanandamayi Mātā Amṛtānandamayī Devī , primarily known simply as Amma ["Mother"], is a Hindu spiritual leader and guru, who is revered as a saint by her followers. She is widely respected for her humanitarian activities... on a pilgrimage with 400 believers on their three-month tour of India. |
| 3.3 | "South Africa" | 9 October | Louis meets Afrikaner separatists who dream of building cultural enclaves in post-apartheid South Africa, including leader Eugène Terre'Blanche Eugène Terre'Blanche Eugène Ney Terre'Blanche was a former member of South Africa's Herstigte Nasionale Party who founded the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging during the apartheid era... . |
| 3.4 | "Body Building" | 16 October | Louis travels to California, home of the body beautiful, to see if he can join the world of extreme body building. After working out with Guy Grundy Guy Grundy Guy Anthony Grundy is an Australian bodybuilder and actor.Born in Penrith, NSW, Australia, near Sydney, Grundy has placed first in the Mr. Australia championships twice and placed 2nd in the Mr. World competition twice: in 1999 and 2001. As a professional bodybuilder he was photographed regularly... , a leading amateur, he soon realises he is not cut out to be a muscle man and goes off in search of another role in the bodybuilding world. Theroux travels to Charles Peeple's farm in Connecticut, where Peeple has transformed his farm into a playboy mansion for female body builders. While here, Theroux gets a part in a female muscle film being made at the farm. |
| 3.5 | "Thai Brides" | 23 October | Louis visits a Bangkok marriage agency where Western men meet Thai brides. |
| 3.6 | "Gangsta Rap" | 30 October | Louis travels to America's South to have a look at the gangsta rap scene known as the "Dirty South". He starts his own Gangsta rap, having a CD cover designed for him as well as getting the rappers Reece and Bigelow to write a song for him to perform on a rap radio show. Other parts include him interviewing pimp Pimp A pimp is an agent for prostitutes who collects part of their earnings. The pimp may receive this money in return for advertising services, physical protection, or for providing a location where she may engage clients... turned rapper Mello T, as well as rap superstar Master P Master P Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch... . |
Series One (2000 - 2001)
| # | Title | Broadcast | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | "When Louis Met...Jimmy Jimmy Savile Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KCSG was an English disc jockey, television presenter and media personality, best known for his BBC television show Jim'll Fix It, and for being the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC music chart show Top of the Pops... " |
13 April 2000 | Louis visits his childhood hero – 73-year-old Jimmy Savile Jimmy Savile Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KCSG was an English disc jockey, television presenter and media personality, best known for his BBC television show Jim'll Fix It, and for being the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC music chart show Top of the Pops... OBE, the miner who became a TV and radio star. |
| 1.2 | "When Louis Met...Paul Paul Daniels Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:... and Debbie Debbie McGee Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company... " |
20 February 2001 | Louis joins Paul Daniels Paul Daniels Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:... and Debbie McGee Debbie McGee Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company... in their home beside the River Thames River Thames The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,... and on the road as the magician appears on Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook and his wife launches a ballet company. |
| 1.3 | "When Louis Met...The Hamiltons Neil Hamilton (politician) Mostyn Neil Hamilton is a former British barrister, teacher and Conservative MP. Since losing his seat in 1997 and leaving politics, Hamilton and his wife Christine have become media celebrities... " |
11 December 2001 | Louis follows the former Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... MP Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... Neil Hamilton Neil Hamilton (politician) Mostyn Neil Hamilton is a former British barrister, teacher and Conservative MP. Since losing his seat in 1997 and leaving politics, Hamilton and his wife Christine have become media celebrities... and his wife Christine Hamilton Christine Hamilton Christine Hamilton is a British television personality and author, and the wife of former British Member of Parliament Neil Hamilton who was Minister for Corporate Affairs between 1992-1994.... as they try to make a living as "objects of curiosity". The film features Louis on the sofa with a tipsy Christine, and follows the pair when they are arrested over an alleged sexual scandal (both were later cleared). |
Series Two (2002)
| # | Title | Broadcast | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | "When Louis Met...Ann Widdecombe Ann Widdecombe Ann Noreen Widdecombe is a former British Conservative Party politician and has been a novelist since 2000. She is a Privy Councillor and was the Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1987 to 1997 and for Maidstone and The Weald from 1997 to 2010. She was a social conservative and a member of... " |
5 March 2002 | A prickly encounter with the Conservative politician in which Louis upsets her by asking about her possibly non-existent sex life and hears about her love of poetry and cats. |
| 2.2 | "When Louis Met...Chris Eubank Chris Eubank Chris Eubank, Lord of the Manor of Brighton is a retired British boxer who held world titles at middleweight and super middleweight... " |
12 March 2002 | Louis joins the ex-boxer at home, in the ring and on a trip to buy jodhpurs. Eubank attempts a tongue twister and pontificates on being a role model for children. |
| 2.3 | "When Louis Met...Keith Harris & Orville Orville the Duck Orville the Duck is the puppet of ventriloquist Keith Harris and was named after Orville Wright . Orville is a green duckling who wears nothing but a nappy with a large safety pin on the front... in Panto" |
19 March 2002 | Louis meets the ventriloquist who no longer enjoys the TV light entertainment limelight (and can't hide his bitterness about that) but is still earning a good living. He has a flashy car, an ex-model partner, a large home and a role in Crewe Crewe Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683... 's pantomime. |
| 2.4 | "When Louis Met...Max Clifford Max Clifford Maxwell Frank Clifford is an English publicist, considered the highest-profile and best-known publicist in the United Kingdom... " |
26 March 2002 | Louis meets the PR guru/media manipulator as he handles Pop Idol Pop Idol Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003... judge Simon Cowell Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol... and child star Declan Galbraith Declan Galbraith Declan John Galbraith is an English singer. He is best known for his 2002 hit single, "Tell Me Why", which peaked at #29 in the UK Singles Chart.-Early influence:... and organises a charity do involving Westlife Westlife Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one... . |
| 2.5 | "Living with Louis" | Unknown | Jimmy Jimmy Savile Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KCSG was an English disc jockey, television presenter and media personality, best known for his BBC television show Jim'll Fix It, and for being the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC music chart show Top of the Pops... , Paul Paul Daniels Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:... and Debbie Debbie McGee Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company... , The Hamiltons Neil Hamilton (politician) Mostyn Neil Hamilton is a former British barrister, teacher and Conservative MP. Since losing his seat in 1997 and leaving politics, Hamilton and his wife Christine have become media celebrities... , Chris Eubank Chris Eubank Chris Eubank, Lord of the Manor of Brighton is a retired British boxer who held world titles at middleweight and super middleweight... and Keith Harris talk about being interviewed by Louis Theroux. Louis also provides insight into how he felt those four shows went and what those people were like to spend time with. The show is interspersed with clips from the shows. |
Episodes
| # | Title | Broadcast | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Louis and the Brothel Louis and the Brothel Louis and the Brothel is a British documentary that was televised on 9 August 2003. It was a Louis Theroux documentary ran for 60 minutes. In the documentary Louis visited the Wild Horse Adult Resort & Spa brothel.... " |
9 November 2003 | Ex-prostitute Susan Austin and her ex client and now husband, Lance Gilman, run America's newest legal brothel Brothel Brothels are business establishments where patrons can engage in sexual activities with prostitutes. Brothels are known under a variety of names, including bordello, cathouse, knocking shop, whorehouse, strumpet house, sporting house, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, and bawdy house... - The Wild Horse Ranch Wild Horse Adult Resort & Spa The Wild Horse Adult Resort and Spa is an adult entertainment complex about 14 miles east of Reno, Nevada, USA which currently is home to two separate legal, licensed brothels: the Wild Horse Ranch and the Mustang Ranch... in Reno, Nevada Reno, Nevada Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area... . In a three week sojourn Louis gets to know this remarkable couple and meets their customers. He also hears the stories of the working women. |
| 2 | "Louis, Martin & Michael Louis, Martin & Michael Louis, Martin & Michael is a British documentary that was televised on 16 November 2003.After losing out to Martin Bashir for an opportunity to produce an official Michael Jackson documentary, Louis Theroux tries his best to obtain an interview with Michael, but cannot. In the process, we get to... " |
16 November 2003 | After losing out to Martin Bashir Martin Bashir Martin Bashir is a British journalist and media personality, currently with NBC News as a contributor for its Dateline program, and an afternoon anchor for MSNBC, hosting Martin Bashir... for an opportunity to produce an official Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... documentary, Louis tries his best to obtain an interview with Michael Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... , but cannot. In the process, we get to see Louis meet with Uri Geller Uri Geller Uri Geller is a self-proclaimed psychic known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects. Throughout the years, Geller has been accused of using simple conjuring tricks to achieve the effects of psychokinesis and telepathy... and Michael's Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... father Joe Jackson. |
| 3 | "Louis and the Nazis Louis and the Nazis Louis and the Nazis is a British documentary that was televised on 21 December 2003. It was directed by Stuart Cabb and written by Louis Theroux. The documentary ran for 80 minutes.... " |
21 December 2003 | Louis travels to California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... to get to know some of the key personalities of the American neo-Nazi Neo-Nazism Neo-Nazism consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism or some variant thereof.The term neo-Nazism can also refer to the ideology of these movements.... movement. |
| 4 | "Gambling in Las Vegas Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas is a TV documentary written and presented by Louis Theroux. He heads to Las Vegas, to reveal the world behind the myths of casino culture. It was first broadcast on 4 February 2007 on BBC Two.-Reception:... " |
4 February 2007 | Louis heads for Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... to reveals the world behind the myths of casino culture – the slot slaves, high rollers and casino men who keep this town in the middle of the desert green with money. |
| 5 | "The Most Hated Family in America The Most Hated Family in America The Most Hated Family in America is a 2007 BBC documentary film written and presented by Louis Theroux about the family at the core of the Westboro Baptist Church. The organisation is led by Fred Phelps and located in Topeka, Kansas... " |
1 April 2007 | Louis gets to know the Westboro Baptist Church Westboro Baptist Church The Westboro Baptist Church is an independent Baptist church known for its extreme stance against homosexuality and its protest activities, which include picketing funerals and desecrating the American flag. The church is widely described as a hate group and is monitored as such by the... of Topeka, Kansas Kansas Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south... – whose members are nearly all from one family and are infamous for extreme homophobia Homophobia Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the... and picketing the funerals of fallen soldiers. |
| 6 | "Under the Knife Louis Theroux: Under the Knife Louis Theroux: Under the Knife is a TV documentary written and presented by Louis Theroux about the people and doctors involved in plastic surgery operations. Filmed mostly in the USA, in the programme, Louis himself ends up getting liposuction.... " |
7 October 2007 | In California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... , where you can be whatever and whomever you want at the flick of knife and a few thousand dollars, Louis attempts to get under the skin of extreme plastic surgery Plastic surgery Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand... . |
| 7 | "Behind Bars Louis Behind Bars Louis Theroux: Behind Bars is a television documentary written and presented by Louis Theroux about one of America's most notorious prisons, San Quentin. There, he meets and speaks to serial murderers, gang members, at risk inmates and guards... " |
13 January 2008 | Louis goes inside California’s San Quentin – one of America's most notorious prisons – to meet serial murderers, gang members, at risk inmates and guards. |
| 8 | "African Hunting Holiday African Hunting Holiday African Hunting Holiday is a British documentary by Louis Theroux. Louis journeys to Limpopo Province in South Africa to join the holidaymakers who flock there to hunt big game.... " |
6 April 2008 | Louis journeys to Limpopo Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly named Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of Transvaal Province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal... Province in South Africa to join the holidaymakers who flock there to hunt big game. |
| 9 | "Law and Disorder in Philadelphia Law and Disorder in Philadelphia Law and Disorder in Philadelphia is a British documentary by Louis Theroux. It has also screened in some places with the titleKilladelphia -Reception:The programme was met with a mostly negative response... " |
30 November 2008 | Louis joins Philadelphia's police department, patrolling an area that has over 400 homicides a year, drug dealers on every corner and where carrying a gun is part of everyday life. But during his time spent with the local cops, he sees a complex picture evolve. |
| 10 | "Law and Disorder in Johannesburg Law and Disorder in Johannesburg Law and Disorder in Johannesburg is a British documentary. It was a Louis Theroux documentary and ran for 80 minutes.-Reception:The Leicester Mecury described the programme as "Law and Disorder in Johannesburg was a tense, depressing and occasionally gobsmacking film shot in a city plucked from... " |
7 December 2008 | Louis Theroux travels to Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... , where the residents find themselves increasingly besieged by crime as he looks at the issue of law and disorder. |
| 11 | "A Place for Paedophiles A Place for Paedophiles A Place for Paedophiles is a British documentary that was televised on 21 April 2009. Produced and presented by Louis Theroux, the documentary ran for 80 minutes, and took place at Coalinga State Hospital, a hospital for paedophiles... " |
19 April 2009 | Louis visits the Coalinga Mental Hospital Coalinga State Hospital Coalinga State Hospital is a state mental hospital in Coalinga, California.The facility opened on September 5, 2005 and was California’s newest state hospital, the first to be constructed in the state in more than 50 years. It is a maximum security civil-commitment facility built to ensure that... in California, which houses more than 500 convicted paedophiles. Spending time with those undergoing treatment, Louis wrestles with whether he can ever allow himself to believe men whose whole history is defined by deception and deceit. |
| 12 | "The City Addicted to Crystal Meth The City Addicted to Crystal Meth The City Addicted to Crystal Meth is a British documentary by Louis Theroux. It was televised on 9 August 2009. Theroux filmed his documentary in Fresno, California which has one of the highest number of crystal meth users in the United States.-Reception:... " |
9 August 2009 | Louis examines how drug addiction has torn apart the city of Fresno Fresno Fresno is the fifth largest city in California.Fresno may also refer to:-Places:Colombia* Fresno, TolimaSpain* Fresno, a ghost village in Nidáliga, Valle de Sedano, Burgos* Aldea del Fresno, Madrid* Fresno de la Vega, Ribera del Esla, León... in Central Valley, California. |
| 13 | "America's Medicated Kids America's Medicated Kids America's Medicated Kids is a British documentary that was televised on 18 April 2010. The Louis Theroux documentary ran for 80 minutes. The documentary follows Theroux as he travels to one of America's leading children's psychiatric treatment centres, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and investigates... " |
18 April 2010 | Louis meets parents who have turned to medication to keep their children under control. |
| 14 | "Law and Disorder in Lagos Law and Disorder in Lagos Law and Disorder in Lagos is a British documentary that was televised on 10 October 2010 by Louis Theroux. The documentary follows Louis Theroux through Lagos, Nigeria, as he follows the KAI task force and union leader MC as well as other gang members.... " |
10 October 2010 | Louis Theroux travels to Lagos Lagos Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa... , where the residents find themselves increasingly besieged by crime as he looks at the issue of law and disorder. |
| 15 | The Ultra Zionists Ultra Zionists The Ultra Zionists is a British documentary that was televised on 3 February 2011. Louis Theroux goes to East Jerusalem, Hebron and Nablus. The documentary follows Theroux as he investigates ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He follows and visits several Jewish settlers and also is shown around... |
03 February 2011 | Louis Theroux spends time with a small and very committed subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers in the West Bank. |
| 16 | America's Most Hated Family in Crisis America's Most Hated Family in Crisis America's Most Hated Family in Crisis is a 2011 BBC documentary film presented and written by Louis Theroux, who revisits the family at the core of the Westboro Baptist Church. It is a follow up to 2007's The Most Hated Family in America, also written and presented by Theroux.The documentary first... |
03 April 2011 | Four years after his last visit, Louis returns to spend a week with the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of several defections from the church. |
| 17 | Miami Mega Jail Part 1 Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail is a British television documentary film presented by and featuring Louis Theroux. It is in two parts, with part one initially shown on 22 May 2011 and part two shown on 29 May 2011.... |
22 May 2011 | Louis Theroux spends time in one of the most notorious sections of Miami County Jail: the fifth and sixth floor of 'Main Jail', where many of the most volatile inmates are incarcerated. |
| 18 | Miami Mega Jail Part 2 Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail is a British television documentary film presented by and featuring Louis Theroux. It is in two parts, with part one initially shown on 22 May 2011 and part two shown on 29 May 2011.... |
29 May 2011 | Louis Theroux goes deeper into the jail system and meets an inmate facing a possible death sentence. He also follows a group of younger inmates who have escaped prison by pleading guilty and agreeing to attend a four month military style boot camp. |
| 19 | America's Most Dangerous Pets America's Most Dangerous Pets Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets is a British television documentary film presented by and featuring Louis Theroux. It was first broadcast on 30 October 2011.... |
30 October 2011 | Travelling to America's heartlands, Louis Theroux spends time with an Oklahoma man who has bred and collected over 150 tigers, visits the woman who privately owns one of America's largest collections of chimpanzees, and finds himself in uncomfortably close contact with a number of big cats and dangerous primates. |