In these first special programmes (2003),

Louis Theroux Louis Sebastian Theroux (; born 20 May 1970) is a British and American documentarian, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received three British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. After graduati ...

returned to American themes, working at feature-length, this time with a more serious tone than in his earlier '' Weird Weekends'' work. For example, '' Louis and the Brothel'' takes a sympathetic look at the sex workers working at a legal brothel in

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whereas '' Under the Knife'' takes a more critical look at the world of plastic surgery. Other programmes cover a wide variety of topics including law and disorder and

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. In March 2006, Theroux signed a deal with the

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to produce ten films over the course of three years. In February 2009, a new contract came into force which guaranteed him another ten hour-long documentaries with the BBC.

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* ''Louis Theroux: The Strange & The Dangerous'' - released 19 January 2009 ** '' Gambling in Las Vegas'' ** ''

The Most Hated Family in America ''The Most Hated Family in America'' is a 2007 BBC documentary film written and presented by Louis Theroux about the family at the core of the Westboro Baptist Church. The organization was led by Fred Phelps and located in Topeka, Kansas. Westbo ...

'' ** '' Under the Knife'' ** '' Behind Bars'' ** '' African Hunting Holiday'' ** ''Special Feature: The Weird World of Louis Theroux'' ** Features 'In-Vision' commentaries with contributions from

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– '' Gambling in Las Vegas'',

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– ''

'',

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– '' Under the Knife'', Paul Taylor – '' Behind Bars'' and

Terry Nutkins Terence Paul Nutkins (12 August 1946 – 6 September 2012) was an English naturalist. He appeared in the UK children's programmes '' Animal Magic'', '' The Really Wild Show'', '' Brilliant Creatures'' and ''Growing Up Wild''. Early life N ...

– '' African Hunting Holiday''. * ''Louis Theroux: Law & Disorder'' - released 14 September 2009 ** ''

Law and Disorder in Philadelphia ''Law and Disorder in Philadelphia'' (also titled ''Killadelphia'') is a 2008 British documentary by Louis Theroux. Theroux investigates the high crime rates in one of the United States' largest cities, Philadelphia, mainly from the perspective ...

'' ** ''

Law and Disorder in Johannesburg ''Law and Disorder in Johannesburg'' is a Louis Theroux documentary about the crime and private security situation in Johannesburg, South Africa. Theroux travels with heavily armed private security contractors who fill a security vacuum left by ...

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A Place for Paedophiles ''A Place for Paedophiles'' is a British documentary that was televised on 19 April 2009. Produced and presented by Louis Theroux, the documentary ran for 60 minutes, and took place at Coalinga State Hospital, a mental hospital in California for ...

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The City Addicted to Crystal Meth ''The City Addicted to Crystal Meth'' is a British documentary by Louis Theroux. It was televised on 9 August 2009. Theroux filmed his documentary in Fresno, California which has one of the highest number of crystal meth Methamphetami ...

'' * ''Louis Theroux: The Odd, the Bad and the Godly'' - released 15 August 2011 ** ''

America's Medicated Kids ''America's Medicated Kids'' is a British documentary that was televised on 18 April 2010. The Louis Theroux documentary ran for 60 minutes. The documentary follows Theroux as he travels to one of America's leading children's psychiatric treatme ...

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Law and Disorder in Lagos ''Law and Disorder in Lagos'' is a 2010 British documentary film by Louis Theroux. Theroux journeys to Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria, to investigate the nature of law and order in the rapidly expanding city. There he follows the Government- ...

'' ** '' The Ultra Zionists'' ** '' Return to the Most Hated Family'' ** '' Miami Mega Jail Part 1'' ** '' Miami Mega Jail Part 2''

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