Theroux The Keyhole: When the world went weird (and so did I)

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The pandemic has been a moment to pause and reset. I’ve had a sense of resetting my place in the world, with respect to my family and my work. I’ve been at home much more than normal, and for all the stress and the arguments and everyone getting very frayed at the edges, it’s felt like a blessing. Louis also describes how he launches his podcast, Grounded, finally gets to the US to film a new Tiger King documentary and aims his sights on the latest incarnation of the far right in a world becoming radicalised by social media. Theroux the Keyhole is Louis at his insightful best, as he faces unforeseen new challenges and wonders why it took a pandemic for him to learn that what really matters in life is right in front of him. In the film, Savile actually hints at his disturbing secret life, and tells Theroux: ‘We live in a very funny world. And it’s easier for me, as a single man, to say “I don’t like children”, because that puts a lot of salacious tabloid people off the hunt.’

going to dive straight into this read!! it was brill. I loved louis theroux’s reflective tone, splashed with humour and revelations that were completely therapeutic to me😌 On graduating, Louis decided to spend some time in the States. His summer break got longer and longer. "I didn’t have a job lined up in England and I felt that at least by being in America I was broadening my mind." Marcel had just completed a post-graduate degree at Yale, so Louis stayed with him. "I did menial work to make money and spent two months with a glass blower who made unbelievably tasteless gilded cherub goblets. Maybe, you know, spending a couple of hours making a vegetarian lasagne – what could be wrong with that? So I’ve got my little prompt: here is some garlic, it could have been an onion, it could have been anything. It could have been a recipe book. #4 - Workouts

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Come round to Louis Theroux’s house, where the much-loved documentary-maker finds himself in unexpected danger . . . As The Guardiansaid in its review of the documentary, it is a “sad portrait of a very different California”, contrasting any ideas of the picture-perfect California portrayed in regular media. This pattern of gritty and realistic portrayals crops up again and again in Theroux’s work. He is unafraid of difficult subjects which, as in the case of The City Addicted to Crystal Meth, often makes for uncomfortable viewing. Shedding light, however, on these difficult and challenging stories is what leads to Theroux’s impact and popularity. I suppose the biggest flaw from this book may actually be the time I chose to read it, or maybe the blame is on the publishers for when they put it out. This will be a really interesting perspective for people in future to read into the difficulties that came with adapting to a new world but I think it just revealed I’ve still got a lot to get over. I’m a fan of Louis Theroux. I love his podcast, his books, his documentaries, so no surprise that I really enjoyed his new book too. I listened on Audible and it’s narrated by Louis himself.

thoughtful and witty comments from louis on his personal and work life, as well as the silly goofy louis we know and love🤪 Come round to Louis Theroux's house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, podcaster and bestselling author of Gotta Get Theroux This finds himself in unexpected danger... It infuses my whole sense of self, the idea that I’m at leisure whatever may be happening. Or better off, I’m not in work mode, right? And that’s a nice thing to feel. #5 - Cooking After Savile’s death, Theroux filmed a follow-up programme with the knowledge of the presenter’s horrifying crimes and shared his guilt for not doing more to expose the sex offender. Come round to Louis Theroux’s house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, podcaster and bestselling author of Gotta Get Theroux This finds himself in unexpected danger . . .Welcome to Louis Theroux’s house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, Grounded podcaster and best-selling author of Gotta Get Theroux This finds himself in unexpected danger....

Theroux’s documentary presented a different angle on the group, taking viewers inside the inner workings of the family over the course of the first documentary and its two follow-up episodes. Attracting 19% of 1 April 2007’s viewership, the documentary was re-broadcast three days later and only gained more traction in the coming years. Watching the three documentaries myself, I found myself invested in this insane and disturbing group. Following some of the younger family members as they managed to escape and defect,Theroux’s work is gripping, grounded and unique. In the words of my ‘Theroux enthusiast’ pal, “the one about the church” is one of the best. Although, you think ‘well, why is that a secret?’ But what I found was that the family found me quite irritating, and found me doing them annoying. I don’t know why the vision of a 51-year-old man in tight underpants sweating onto the carpet, and grunting, would not be something you’d want to see in your front room. ‘I don’t know why the vision of a 51-year-old man in tight underpants sweating onto the carpet, and grunting, would not be something you’d want to see in your front room.’For me, what is so unique about Louis Theroux’s body of work is its multi-faceted nature. As part of our PSE curriculum, I watched part of The Most Hated Family in Americain school. I chose to finish watching the documentary at the end of the school day, something I had never done for similar documentaries from school before. Released in 2007, The Most Hated Family in Americafollows the family behind the Westboro Baptist Church, a fundamental Baptist community in the US which broadcasts and promotes hate speech against minority groups.