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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. He visits whitesonly communities in south africa that are refusing to accept the end of apartheid and also meets white supremacist eugene terreblanche. He is working as an actor outside the adult industry. I was gullible when louis theroux met jimmy savile. Track louis theroux documentaries season 1 episodes. Louis theroux s weird weekends season 3 episode 5 looking for love. To enroll in a course with a hypnotist marshall sylver who seems to have much in common with the likes of jimmy swaggart he says that you can make a millionaire, but when louis asks customers to fulfill their successful things take a different turn.
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Watch louis therouxs weird weekends episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. No time or date has been officially announced yet but its expected to air on the october 8th at 10pm. Apr 15, 20 a clip from louis therouxs weird weekends survivalists episode. Starting his documentary career on michael moores tv nation, before launching his own show, louis theroux s weird weekends, in 1998 for the bbc. Britains sex gangs 2016 thousands of children are potentially being sexually exploited by street grooming gangs. Jan 30, 2011 his job has evolved over the years, though, into something very different from louis theroux s weird weekends, his first series of documentaries that followed obscure, mostly american subcultures. As with weird weekends, there is plenty of facepalminducing material for the rationalist, starting with louis and the nazis where theroux meets a variety of white nationalist neonazis in the us including tom metzger, the prussian blue girls and a group of not particularly friendly antisemitic. In the first episode of this third series louis theroux arrives in las vegas, nevada, on the trail of a new breed of personal motivators who claim to be able to change lives through hypnosis making people rich, happy, and successful with the opposite sex.
In 2012, he returned to the louis theroux show to discuss the past and his plans for the future. He signs up for a course with marshall sylver a hypnotist who seems to have a great deal in common with the likes of jimmy swaggart he claims he can make you into a millionaire but when louis asks to meet his successful clients things take a different turn. Louis theroux weird weekends s01e10 demolition derby. But with regard to societal and corporate guilt, it feels like a cabinboy taking the blame for a ship sinking. Louis theroux visits central valley, california, home to some of the most impoverished rural towns in america, where crystalmeth addiction is among the most prolific in the usa. He meets with porn directors, porn actors, and their supporting spouses and even goes as far to. I started this video with the mindset that hypnotism is a bunch of bullshit, but now that ive watched it i can say that there is something strange. Free bbc video clip from louis theroux s weird weekends. Bbc two louis therouxs weird weekends episode guide. Televangelists and religious cults p00hf8tg s01e02. Louis theroux weird weekends s01e12 hypnosis video. Louis theroux best of louis therouxs weird weekends this is one of my favourite tv programs of all time.
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