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Gotta Get Theroux This :My Life and Strange Times in Television
Gotta Get Theroux This :My Life and Strange Times in Television
paperback
Published:
9 July, 2020
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Description
From much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux comes a funny, heartfelt and entertaining account of his life and weird times in TV.
The Sunday Times Bestseller.
'Honest and soul-searching' - Sunday Express
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In 1994 fledgling journalist Louis Theroux was given a one-off gig on Michael Moore’s TV Nation, presenting a segment on apocalyptic religious sects. Gawky, socially awkward and totally unqualified, his first reaction to this exciting opportunity was panic. But he’d always been drawn to off-beat characters, so maybe his enthusiasm would carry the day. Or, you know, maybe it wouldn’t . . .
In Gotta Get Theroux This, Louis takes the reader on a joyous journey from his anxiety-prone childhood to his unexpectedly successful career. Nervously accepting the BBC’s offer of his own series, he went on to create an award-winning documentary style that has seen him immersed in the weird worlds of paranoid US militias and secretive pro-wrestlers, get under the skin of celebrities like Max Clifford and Chris Eubank and tackle gang culture in San Quentin prison, all the time wondering whether the same qualities that make him good at documentaries might also make him bad at life.
As Louis woos his beautiful wife Nancy and learns how to be a father, he also dares to take on the powerful Church of Scientology. Just as challenging is the revelation that one of his old subjects, Jimmy Savile, was a secret sexual predator, prompting him to question our understanding of how evil takes place. Filled with wry observation and self-deprecating humour, this is Louis at his most insightful and honest best.
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'Funny, engaging' - Sunday Times
'Gripping' - Daily Mail
'Absorbing and surprisingly candid' - Telegraph Magazine
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781509880393 |
| ISBN10 | 1509880399 |
| Number Of Pages | 416 |
| Item Weight | 290 g |
| Product Dimensions | 132 x 197 x 26 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
An absorbing and surprisingly candid book . . . * Telegraph Magazine *
Gripping * Daily Mail *
Engaging, funny * Sunday Times *
If you are a fan of Louis Theroux's self-deprecating humour and relaxed broadcasting style, you will enjoy this honest and soul-searching account of his life so far * Sunday Express *
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Author's Bio
Louis Theroux is an award-winning journalist and documentary film-maker whose programmes are shown all over the world. In twenty years of working, he has spent time with inmates at San Quentin prison and Miami Jail; gambled with high-rollers at a Las Vegas mega-casino; stalked game with trophy hunters on South Africa's wild animal farms, and spent time getting to know dementia patients and their families in Phoenix, Arizona. His feature-length documentary My Scientology Movie was released in 2016 and his television documentary series Dark States aired in 2017. Gotta Get Theroux This is his funny and honest memoir.