Louis examines how the greatest source of love in our lives – our families – can often be the cause of our deepest pain. \n \nIn his trilogy of documentaries centred around the Westboro Baptist Church, Louis explores the price the family was paying for its devotion to the distorted vision of its patriarch, Pastor Fred Phelps. With Pastor Phelps now dead, the family has been torn apart – some of its members are still utterly devoted, whilst others have left, forbidden from ever contacting their families again. \n \nLouis also reflects on how physical and mental health or forces beyond our own control can threaten to derail our family lives. He catches up with contributors from Trans Kids and A Different Brain to see how life has changed since he saw them last.
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Under The Knife
Louis Theroux pulls back the folds of plastic America and gets under the skin of the plastic surgery patients that crowd the clinics of Beverly Hills. Louis becomes a part of th ...
20-11-2024
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America's Most Dangerous Pets
According to some reports, there are now more tigers in captivity in the US than in the wild in the whole of Asia, as well as large numbers of lions, bears and chimpanzees. \n\n ...
16-11-2024
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Shooting Joe Exotic
This 90-minute special sees Louis Theroux travel to America to investigate the story of a man who has become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: ...
11-11-2024
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Gambling In Las Vegas
Louis Theroux heads to Las Vegas, the fastest growing city in America, to take a look at the pastime that made it famous and meet the gamblers, the high rollers and the casino m ...
02-11-2024
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Surviving America's Most Hated Family
Thirteen years since first encountering one of America’s most notorious hate groups, award-winning film-maker Louis Theroux makes a long-anticipated return to Kansas to sp ...
24-09-2023
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Mothers On The Edge
Louis Theroux returns to the UK to spend time in specialist psychiatric units which treat mothers experiencing serious mental illness whilst allowing them to live alongside thei ...
10-09-2023
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My Scientology Movie
Louis Theroux is in America to interview members of the Church of Scientology - but they do not want to speak with him. So he meets disaffected former members of the controversi ...
15-05-2022
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Life On The Edge: 4. Family Ties
Louis examines how the greatest source of love in our lives – our families – can often be the cause of our deepest pain. \n \nIn his trilogy of documentaries centre ...
16-10-2020
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Life On The Edge: 3. Law And Disorder
Louis reflects on the criminal justice system in the USA, which has more prisoners than any other country in the world.\n \nIn documentaries such as Behind Bars and Miami Mega J ...
09-10-2020
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Life On The Edge: 2. The Dark Side Of Pleasure
Louis explores how America has managed to take our darkest desires, commodify them and turn them into a saleable product.\n \nFrom his memorable Weird Weekends episodes on porn ...
02-10-2020
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Life On The Edge: 3. Law And Disorder
Louis reflects on the criminal justice system in the USA, which has more prisoners than any other country in the world.\n \nIn documentaries such as Behind Bars and Miami Mega J ...
09-10-2020
BBC 2
Extreme Love: 1. Autism
Louis visits one of the best schools in America for autism. He meets the students and their families to get a glimpse of what life is like for them and to experience the pleasur ...
12-07-2020
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Shooting Joe Exotic
This 90-minute special sees Louis Theroux travel to America to investigate the story of a man who has become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: ...
11-11-2024
BBC 2
My Scientology Movie
Louis Theroux is in America to interview members of the Church of Scientology - but they do not want to speak with him. So he meets disaffected former members of the controversi ...
15-05-2022
BBC 2
Mothers On The Edge
Louis Theroux returns to the UK to spend time in specialist psychiatric units which treat mothers experiencing serious mental illness whilst allowing them to live alongside thei ...
10-09-2023
BBC 2