Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

As television presenters go, what a breath of fresh air Louis Theroux is. There is nothing run-of-the-mill, boring or predictable about his programmes and his interviewing techniques are amazing. More often than not, I am sure the people he interviews forget they are being filmed and just end up chatting away to him as though no-one else were present. Louis Theroux unearths the most fascinating people and subjects to investigate then share with us and for that I really appreciate him. He brings us the best of the weird and every programme has me glued to the set from the very start. He has this sort of boyish casual attitude which ensures that he doesn't ...

Its fitting that a high pressure passing over the UK caused a lot of weird interference on BBC2 as the equally mysterious world of Louis Theroux finally met the Hamiltons. The son of the famous travel writer walked out of Cambridge with the world at his feet. But the youthful freshfaced one choose his studious goodlucks and journalism to exploit those who weren’t expecting it, and those who need it, none more so than this two money sucking leaches of a couple. In his first shows, “Weird weekends”, Louis exercises his skill on tackling media shy organizations and controversial communities to expose themselves more. His charm and ...

What can i say, the guy is without a doubt one of the most refreshing interviewers to have emerged on TV in the last few years. He sends himself up and unlike Alan Whicker or other presenters of that genre,he is not afraid to send himself up. I also enjoy the fact that his narration let's you know his true feelings but the guests generally do not realise that he dislikes therm or disapproves of what they are doing. Recently i saw an episode where Louis investigated WCW wrestling and he asked "Sarge" about the rehearsal element of the bout and was it staged.He was ignored but when he went to see Sarge at the gym he was bullied and put through his ...