He visited the Westboro Baptist Church twice, and the Scientology base - give the guy a break.
What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?
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three times - 2007, 2011 & 2019
if latter day Theroux seems less antagonistic towards his subjects, that's probably deliberate. I think I recall that when he did his "covid lockdown so I'm clearing out the personal archives" retrospective he did comment on how in the earlier stuff he had sometimes just been unwarrantedly a dick to people to get a reaction, and was slightly embarrassed by parts.
kittyP
Pluviophile
Indeed.
I think this series is just in a different style and it's been mostly interesting (IMHO although Judi Dench was a bit flat and I won't watch the Bear Grylls one as his very existence makes me angry).
It doesn't mean he won't ever do more serious or controversial stuff ever again.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Probs burnt by the autism controversy so has retreated to safer subjects
Saccharine made for TV movies more like.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
If anyone fancie a great laugh and a bit of a lift in these miserable times, I urge you to watch the latest Storyville doc - A Bunch Of Amateurs. It’s about an amateur film-making club in Bradford.
Trust me, it will cheer you right up.
Trust me, it will cheer you right up.
I thought the interesting thing about Louis Theroux was the subjects. so if he's interviewing a load of dull celebs who have been interviewed a million times before - and for prime time, so nothing too racy - I can't imagine anything more boring. the adverts actually annoy me that they've got him doing that shallow stuff. I know everyone HAS to like Stormzy but when I have seen him interviewed the guy can barely string a sentence together. insightful, he ain't.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Ooh, thanksIf anyone fancie a great laugh and a bit of a lift in these miserable times, I urge you to watch the latest Storyville doc - A Bunch Of Amateurs. It’s about an amateur film-making club in Bradford.
Trust me, it will cheer you right up.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Yeah, I like Louis and I have absolutely no desire to watch this, as the subjects hold no interest for me. I dunno if it was from Louis' show, but I saw a clip of Stormzy talking about how much he admires Adele and Chris Martin... I think that's enough Stormzy for me.
kittyP
Pluviophile
Mark Gatiss summons three ghost stories for the BBC at Christmas - British Comedy Guide
Mark Gatiss has adapted M.R. James' classic ghost story, Count Magnus, for the BBC this Christmas. The corporation is also airing a recording of his stage version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, while Radio 4 features Mark Gatiss And Richard Coles Are On A Ghost Hunt.
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A few spooky Christmas bits from Mark Gattis on the beeb including a showing of his stage adaptation of A Christmas Carol that will be showing on BBC 4 on Christmas day.
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
That was wonderful.If anyone fancie a great laugh and a bit of a lift in these miserable times, I urge you to watch the latest Storyville doc - A Bunch Of Amateurs. It’s about an amateur film-making club in Bradford.
Trust me, it will cheer you right up.
Sort of a real-life Detectorists
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
“nice jam, that”
Plumdaff
joy in people
Fabulous.If anyone fancie a great laugh and a bit of a lift in these miserable times, I urge you to watch the latest Storyville doc - A Bunch Of Amateurs. It’s about an amateur film-making club in Bradford.
Trust me, it will cheer you right up.
Makes a strangely good double feature with "Three Salons at the Seaside", a 90s doc about three women's hairdressers in Blackpool. Different, but equally charming. Made me think a lot about my Nan.
If anyone fancie a great laugh and a bit of a lift in these miserable times, I urge you to watch the latest Storyville doc - A Bunch Of Amateurs. It’s about an amateur film-making club in Bradford.
Trust me, it will cheer you right up.
Thirded. Just lovely.
There's a sign for movie makers club round the corner that I've never looked into, not sure if the film will change that.
Watched this last night. Good stuff.
BBC Two - The Hacienda - The Club That Shook Britain
The story of the Hacienda, including interviews with clubbers like Noel Gallagher.www.bbc.co.uk
I was out at the weekend seeing loads of old friends and this was quite a talking point. An old friend is on claiming she was a Hacienda regular. She wasn't.
I'll watch it and laugh/cringe then I'll probably feel a bit uncomfortable when I next see her.
The Young Offenders fillum (sic) is back on.
Hellsbells
World's best procrastinator
It's so so dull. Don't understand how they keep making more seasons. I find it unwatchable
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
This is one of the many shows on my "continue watching" list with the progress bar about a quarter through, indicating that I binned it about 20 minutes into the 1st episode.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Hes a Private eye.
So obviously his office is a mess with final demand notices and hes unshaven and unkempt (but still handsome). And hes made "interesting" by giving him a troublesome ex, a war-vet backstory and a missing leg.
ITs shite - how you make a character compelling is giving them a compelling personality - like fitz in cracker, ted hasting in line of duty, gene hunt in life on mars or sherlock or saga noren or columbo. You then enjoy the fission as these often difficult, charismatic, oddball and/or abrasive characters interreact with others. Not giving them a laundry list of "edgy" signifiers.
And his investigation is massively eased by nearly all the people he talks happily telling him everything they know with barely any hesitation.
Its Dan Brown level tosh. Four fucking seasons.
Its proper pissed me off.
So obviously his office is a mess with final demand notices and hes unshaven and unkempt (but still handsome). And hes made "interesting" by giving him a troublesome ex, a war-vet backstory and a missing leg.
ITs shite - how you make a character compelling is giving them a compelling personality - like fitz in cracker, ted hasting in line of duty, gene hunt in life on mars or sherlock or saga noren or columbo. You then enjoy the fission as these often difficult, charismatic, oddball and/or abrasive characters interreact with others. Not giving them a laundry list of "edgy" signifiers.
And his investigation is massively eased by nearly all the people he talks happily telling him everything they know with barely any hesitation.
Its Dan Brown level tosh. Four fucking seasons.
Its proper pissed me off.
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Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Yeah, tried Strike, gave up after 20 mins too. Did anyone try Granite Harbour? Like someone said 'Make us a reverse Death in Paradise, with a similar lack of awareness about neo-colonial power dynamics'. It's also just boring, though I only got halfway through episode 1 so who knows if it improves.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
It doesn't really. I watched it all because I had just spent some time in Aberdeen and enjoyed recognising the settings, but it was shit. Only 3 episodes though. Wouldn't have watched it for any longer.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
My Old School. It’s a documentary about the Brandon Lee/Brian McKinnon case in the 90s, when a 32-year-old pretended to be 16 to go back to school in Bearsden, a middle class suburb of Glasgow. The film maker was a pupil at the school at the time. “Brandon Lee” agreed to be interviewed but not to be seen, so Alan Cumming lip syncs to his words. It’s a real “what the fuck?” film. Watch it.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Anyone watched Mayflies yet? I have the book sitting unread on my shelf.
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