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 Jail, Louis spent time with hundreds of incarcerated men, discovering a world with its own rules and codes and a system that seemed to be broken. In A Place for Paedophiles, Louis came face to face with those responsible for serious sex crimes against children who were being locked up indefinitely, even after their sentences had been completed. \n\nLouis also revisits his documentaries in Philadelphia and Milwaukee, where tensions between the African-American community and the police were already at boiling point, years before the recent killing of George Floyd.
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Surviving America's Most Hated Family
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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
BBC 2
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: ...
29-05-2022
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
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
BBC 2
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
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
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
BBC 2
Altered States: 3. Take My Baby
Louis Theroux heads to California, the US adoption capital, where the majority of newborn adoptions are carried out privately, creating a multimillion dollar industry. Agencies, ...
11-08-2019
BBC 2
Altered States: Love Without Limits
For hundreds of years, romantic relationships in western society have been based on the idea of monogamy: two people, together, for ever. But with nearly half of all US marriage ...
04-08-2019
BBC 2
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
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
BBC 2
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
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