Louis theroux weird weekends s01e10 demolition derby. He also penned a 2005 book entitled the call of the weird. Behind bars and more recently louis therouxs african hunting holiday. Louis theroux all the latest news and updates the sun. Jan, 2008 if its the one before the credits, its i wanna get high by cypress hill. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Louis goes inside californias san quentins prison one of americas most notorious prisons to meet serial murderers, gang members, at risk inmates. During his time, theroux speaks with serial murderers, gang members, atrisk inmates, and guards. However what he does not have is a specific individual or group of individuals to specifically spend time with, bond with and coax out. Louis travels to johannesburg, south africa where the residents find themselves increasingly besieged by crime.
May 24, 2010 louis theroux talks to prison guards about an incident on death row. You might like similar programs to this, shown below. Racial segregation in san quentin prison louis theroux behind. Louis theroux is not short of subjects in the intimidating and confined world of san quentin prison. Great video from bbc show louis theroux behind bars. Louis theroux of the beeb uploaded by bsanandaatyahoodotcom globalcooperativeforumdotnet. Louis travels to california to spend two weeks in the notorious san quentin state prison. Are the sometimes brutal methods of these private police really a solution, or just another part of the problem.
Although famous for its death row, the prisons main purpose is to house a transient population of 3,000 murderers, sexual predators and smalltime criminals. It was scary how quickly the chatty and sortof jovial atmosphere. I heard she died from a drug overdose soon after being in the doco. Sharing a meal with prisoners louis theroux behind bars. In twenty years of working, he has spent time with inmates at san quentin prison and miami jail. Was a very interesting personality its a damn shame. In particular i love all the documentaries done by louis theroux, i love the style of documentary that he gives. In the first episode of this twopart series, louis spends time in one of the most notorious sections of miami county jail.
There, he meets and speaks to serial murderers, gang members, atrisk inmates and guards. The film was produced and directed by stuart cabb, and was first aired on bbc two on january 2008 reception. Louis spends two weeks with these inmates and quickly discovers that they inhabit a strange world within a world with its own rules and its own brutal code of conduct. The film was produced and directed by stuart cabb, and was first aired on bbc two on january 2008. Great short video from bbc show louis theroux behind bars. Louis theroux spends two weeks in californias san quentin state prison, which houses 6,000 inmates, nearly twice its capacity. Louis theroux talks to inmates about the racial segregation in their prison. Podcast episodes have been downloaded over 30 million times. It sure wasnt funny here i thought it more a damning indictment of the american penal system there didnt seem to be any rehabilitation offered so the prisoners become institutionalised extremely quickly. Behind bars will be broadcast on sunday 15 june at 2200 bst on bbc two. Racial segregation in san quentin prison louis theroux. Contains some strong language and deals with adult themes. Behind the scenes with the bewildered louis theroux, nordic noir with a light touch and shocking secrets on a small island published. Built in 1852, san quentin is dangerously overcrowded.
We call on the government to accept that the only right thing to do is appoint presenter, documentary maker and national treasure louis theroux as the next prime minister. Louis therouxs 6 best documentaries madman entertainment. Louis talks to prison guards louis theroux behind bars. Louis theroux documentaries tend to be gonzo style. Firstly, if anyone is unfamiliar with louis theroux, i suggest you youtube search some of these documentaries now and watch them. Enlightenment weekend louis theroux, the beeb uploaded by bsanandaatyahoodotcom globalcooperativeforumdotnet addeddate 20110127 01.
Louis has won two baftas, an rts award, and a bulldog award, not to mention numerous nominations. I like louis but there was nothing new in this programme, in fact i think i saw it all on inside maximum security on the history channel segregation of inmates by colour, dropouts congregating together and the only ones that mix, being kept in the hole, etc. Having lost faith in the ability of the police to protect them, many residents have turned to an industry of private security offering protection for a price. For two weeks, theroux visits the san quentin state prison. The court documents for david silva who was featured on. Louis meets afrikaner separatists who dream of building cultural enclaves in postapartheid south africa, including leader euga. He has received two british academy television awards and a royal television society television award. The prisons racial segregation is explored, and the harsh consequences that follow interracial interactions. Lockdown series is a proper documentry this is just a show where louis goes an sniggers at people, the usual set up. Once home to the infamous charles manson, this 6,000 strong penitentiary is full of the most dangerous criminals in the us serial murderers, rapists, and paedophiles. Behind bars is a television documentary written and presented by louis theroux about one of americas most notorious prisons, san quentin.
He has received two british academy television awards and a royal television society television award born in singapore to an english mother and american father writer paul theroux, theroux moved with his family to london when he was a. Outside san francisco is one of americas bigger jails san quentin where some of the most violent criminals are housed. Discover key moments from history and stories about fascinating people on the official bbc documentary channel. How one podcasting duo is remaking documentary immerse. Looking for documentaries similar to louis theroux. Louis investigates san quentin, the oldest and most notorious maximum security prison in california and the only one with a death row. The awardwinning louis theroux goes behind the bars of one of americas most notorious prisons, san quentin. The thing that got me was when louis walked over to talk to the bible study group and talked to the guy who wouldnt say what he was in for blatantly kiddy fiddling and then the inmates had to drop to the floor because shots were fired. What was the song at the end of louis theroux behind bars. Gawky, socially awkward and totally unqualified, his first reaction to this exciting opportunity was panic.
All in all, not as horrible a place as one would think. High quality louis theroux inspired mugs by independent artists and designers from around the world. Louis travels to california to visit the notorious san quentin state prison, one of americas oldest jails and one which suffers from chronic overcrowding. Louis and the brothel, louis and the nazis, louis and michael,gambling in las vegas, the most hated family in america, louis therous.
Louis theroux reveals casual sex and prostitution still. From muchloved documentary maker louis theroux comes a funny, heartfelt and entertaining account of his life and weird times in tv. I like that he actually goes out to the locations he is documenting, physically asking questions, and in some cases going out with the familypolicing unit to go and see how they live their lives. Louis theroux has said that the thing that shocks him the most after years of documentary filmmaking is casual sex and sex that is paid for. Its hard to know whether louis therouxs naivety about life in prison is real or feigned. As one of the most understanding, smart and trusted men in the uk, mr theroux probably has more skills to work out what is best for postbrexit britain than may, farage and.
Louis theroux says he will visit tiger king star joe exotic in prison the 49yearold bbc star visited the eccentric former zoo owner for his documentary americas most dangerous pets, years. A series of documentary films presented by louis theroux. For this reason, some people may find his documentaries to be a bit subjective contentwise, even though its clear in each that he tries to be as objective as possible. Louis theroux is an awardwinning journalist and documentary filmmaker whose programmes are shown all over the world. In 1994 fledgling journalist louis theroux was given a oneoff gig on michael moores tv nation, presenting a segment on apocalyptic religious sects. Secondly, this list is purely subjective, but ive tried to rank them in terms of how interesting i found them, how. Louis theroux works in the participatory mode of documentary. He is famous because of his involvement within his films. He uses a style of interviewing, unique to his persona which appears to make subjects reveal all. Aug 19, 2016 louis behind bars 2008 for two weeks theroux explores the life of prisoners in one of americas most notorious prisons. Presenter of the documentary series louis therouxs weird weekends. He meets amongst others david silva who is serving 521 years and 11 life sentences and is locked down for 23 hours a day.
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