A ton of classic Louis Theroux documentaries have just been added to iPlayer

Louis Theroux is a national treasure

Louis Theroux's dweebish persona manages to perfectly put his subjects at ease, letting them slowly reveal themselves to the camera. Whether he is speaking to victims of head trauma or members of the Westboro Baptist Church, he treats people as actual human beings, making films that can be times hilarious, or moving, or shocking - and often all three.

And while there might have been a hint of ironic detachment in his earlier Weird Weekend films from the late 1990s, he has only grown as a documentarian, covering a wide range of both serious and off-beat subjects in recent years, from alcoholism to extreme plastic surgery to high rollers in Vegas.

His films are incredibly rewatchable, and plenty of them are on Netflix. However, there are quite a few that are not available at all at present, either on disc or streaming, outside of the odd re-run on cable.


Thankfully though, the BBC have just uploaded a ton of classic Louis Theroux docs onto iPlayer - meaning that they are free to watch if you are in the UK and have a TV license.

The selection spans the whole of Theroux's career - from his recent Dark States series, all the way back to Weird Weekends (and yes, the rap episode is on there!)

Here is the entire list of films now on iPlayer:

Law and Disorder in Lagos

Law and Disorder in Philadelphia

Weird Weekends: Self-Fulfilment

Weird Weekends: India: Enlightenment

Weird Weekends: Whites

Weird Weekends: Body Building

Weird Weekends: Looking For Love

Weird Weekends: Rap

When Louis Met Paul and Debbie

When Louis Met The Hamiltons

When Louis Met Ann Widdecombe

When Louis Met Chris Eubank

When Louis Met Keith Harris and Orville in Panto

Louis and the Nazis

Louis and the Brothel

Louis, Martin and Michael

Gambling in Las Vegas

The Most Hated Family in America

Under the Knife

Behind Bars

African Hunting Holiday

Law and Disorder in Johannesburg

A Place for Paedophiles

The City Addicted to Crystal Meth

America’s Medicated Kids

America's Most Hated Family in Crisis

Miami Mega-Jail: Part 1

Miami Mega-Jail: Part 2

America’s Most Dangerous Pets

Extreme Love: Autism

Extreme Love: Dementia

Twilight of the Porn Stars

LA Stories: City of Dogs

LA Stories: Edge of Life

LA Stories: Among the Sex Offenders

By Reason of Insanity: Part 1

By Reason of Insanity: Part 2

Transgender Kids

A Different Brain

Savile

Dark States: Heroin Town

Dark States: Trafficking Sex

Dark States: Murder in Milwaukee