Louis immerses himself in the world of ohios state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes at times horrifically violent while in the grip of severe mental illness. Louis immerses himself in the world of ohios state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes while in the grip of severe mental illness exploring the nature of mental illness. Oct 03, 2016 in 2000, louis theroux made a documentary about jimmy savile in which he was revealed to be a bully, a creep and a loner, but not, as you will recall, a rapist and a paedophile. He spends time with patients whose personalities are so intertwined with their illness it makes them more difficult to. Sep 26, 2016 louis theroux conversation full 45 min. Louis theroux spends time in one of the most notorious sections of miami county jail. Nieuwe documentaire waarin louis theroux een gesloten psychiatrische inrichting in ohio bezoekt. By reason of insanity on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account to set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above.
Louis theroux films a scientology member filming him. In this episode, louis visits south african game, where. He has received two british academy television awards and a royal television society television award. Ive been thinking about making a documentary in a forensic mental hospital for years, since around the time we made a place for paedophiles in 2008. Sep 01, 2005 louis theroux is the host for television documentaries featuring people on the fringes of society. Having lost faith in the ability of the police to protect them, many residents have turned to an industry of private security offering protection for a price. Louis examines the grey area between criminal actions and medical symptoms. This is louis theroux ultra zionists by ariadne mirrorback on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
By reason of insanity louis immerses himself in the world of ohios state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes at times horrifically violent while in the grip of mental illness. Louis therouxs by reason of insanity made for difficult but essential viewing. Still to come in the present series are programmes on former shadow home secretary ann widdecombe and exboxer chris eubank. I wouldnt be surprised if he spends the rest of his days in mental health facilities. Every year in the us, courts find people not guilty by reason of insanity.
The dangers of guilt and denial however, there were a couple issues that came to light through the programme, one of which was the danger of denial with. By reason of insanity tv miniseries 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Yep, while louis says it theroo, justin, for some reason, says it therow, and according to louis, it is a total aberration that he has promised to get to the bottom of. In part two, louis theroux returns to summit behavioral health care and kosar. Louis sebastian theroux born may 20, 1970 is an englishamerican broadcaster. Louis theroux by reason of insanity part 1 2015 psychology. Louis therouxs new film is a hopeless attempt to account for. He has received two british academy television awards and a royal television society television award born in singapore to an english mother and american father writer paul theroux, theroux moved with his family to london when he. Apr 18, 2016 if you lapped up every minute of making a murderer but have no idea who louis theroux is the bbc might not be in your usual viewing repertoire, youre in luck. You can also buy, rent louis theroux on demand at amazon prime online.
Treating and evaluating them is a painstaking business, writes louis theroux. By reason of insanity is a twopart 2015 bbc documentary by louis theroux. At the child and adolescent gender center at ucsf hospital louis meets children who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Buy, rent louis theroux, season 3 episode 2, is available to watch and stream on bbc. By reason of insanity is the type of the modern serial killer novel, the equivalent of crime and punishment for existential criminals and conan doyles and poes work for the basic detective story. He still has a trick up his sleeve he may no longer play the fool, but theres still something in the. Intrepid television host louis theroux travels through california trying to find a little humanity amongst some of americas most notorious and committed nazis. Voor by reason of insanity bracht theroux ruim een maand door in een psychiatrisch ziekenhuis in ohio. Luckily for you his new feature length documentary is out in australian and new zealander cinemas for one week only starting september 8th. Firstly, if anyone is unfamiliar with louis theroux, i suggest you youtube search some of these documentaries now and watch them. Louis theroux meets the women legally providing sexual services to paying clients. My scientology movie 2016 although revisiting theroux in his youth is enjoyable, there is nothing better than some new theroux.
Louis theroux is back on bbc with two brand new documentaries titled by reason of insanity, where the celebrated journalist will immerse himself. Secondly, this list is purely subjective, but ive tried to rank them in terms of how interesting i found them, how little about the subject i knew before i watched them, and also entertainment and sensationalism value. As he said, he has been gaming the system his whole life and in the uk at least when there is doubt over an individuals mental health they will be committed to a mental institution rather than a prison as a precaution because a prison is less equipped to deal with him in the event that he actually is. Interview with dawn oporter edinburgh tv festival 2019 duration. Bbc two louis theroux, by reason of insanity, part 2. Louis theroux season 3 episode 2 by reason of insanity. Ausfuhrliche filmbeschreibung worum geht es bei louis theroux. Louis therouxs weird weekends season one 1998 episode descriptions. Enlightenment weekend louis theroux, the beeb uploaded by bsanandaatyahoodotcom globalcooperativeforumdotnet.
Louis theroux returns to bbc two with new series by. He bears witness to the extremes of the human condition and experience, in an attempt to understand how society cares for some of its most vulnerable and most dangerous members. Watch louis theroux by reason of insanity part two s3 e2 online watch online anytime. Do you have an innately calming and trustworthy demeanour and a thing for chunky polo neck jumpers. Mar 22, 2015 louis theroux looked properly spooked early in by reason of insanity as he talked to jonathan, a schizophrenic who had slit his fathers throat in a paranoid rage.
Louis investigates ohios state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes but have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. In this twopart series, awardwinning journalist louis theroux explores how society treats those who have committed crimes at times horrifically violent, while in the grip of severe mental illness. Feb 22, 2016 in this twopart series, awardwinning journalist louis theroux explores how society treats those who have committed crimes at times horrifically violent, while in the grip of severe mental. Louis theroux travels to san francisco where a group of pioneering medical professionals help children who say they were born in the wrong body transition from boy to girl or girl to boy at ever younger ages. The affable englishman routine is wearing a bit thin. Bbc presenter admits he was tempted to try heroin louis theroux admitted that the smallest part of him was tempted to try heroin whilst filming his latest documentary. Louis immerses himself in the world of ohios state psychiatric hospitals. Louis therouxs bbc fascinating documentary by reason. Louis theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous church of scientology. Pay tv, new usbased documentaries from louis theroux emerge this week on bbc knowledge, beginning with a twopart look at those convicted as criminally insane. You will see us work with all our different projects, building with timber, butchering, finally finish the fence around the property so the sheep wont eat our berry bushes, shoveling snow, doing the daily tending the garden and taking care of the animals. Healthmedical documentary hosted by louis theroux, published by bbc in 2015 english narration cover informationlouis theroux.
During a car journey, theroux did ask the dj about the rumours that periodically swirled around him difficult conversations are always best had in cars, the option to stare fixedly ahead being handy all round. German words for insanity include wahnsinn, geisteskrankheit, irrsinn and irrsinnigkeit. Here is louis theroux latest documentary which is two parts and sees him immerse himself in the world of mental health by paying a visit to ohios maximum security state psychiatric hospitals and meeting people who are there for committing crimes, some of which were horrifically violent in nature carried out whilst in the grip of severe mental illness. At the beginning of his career as a journalist, he was influenced by the work of his father, the fiction and travel writer paul theroux. He is best known for his investigative series such as when louis met, louis theroux s weird weekends, louis theroux s bbc two specials. Best louis theroux documentaries popsugar celebrity australia. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of louis theroux. Louis therouxs 6 best documentaries madman entertainment. Bbc news entertainment the weird world of louis theroux. Behind bars aired on january 2008, saw louis immerse himself in san quentin prison by exploring the relationships between prisoners and their guards. Louis theroux looked properly spooked early in by reason of insanity as he talked to jonathan, a schizophrenic who had slit his fathers throat. In this twopart series, awardwinning journalist louis theroux explores how society treats those who have committed crimes at times horrifically violent, while in. Documentary maker louis theroux talks about being tracked by scientology and what he has feared most in more than 15 years of work. Found a megathread for links, its old, archived and locked.
With pieter swanepoel, mariana, ian webzell, aurelie fonjo. Aug, 2001 tv presenter louis theroux has never been one to shy away from the weirder side of life in fact, he has made his name interviewing eccentric characters. By reason of insanity documentary maker louis theroux on. Presenter of the documentary series louis theroux s weird weekends. In this twopart series, awardwinning journalist louis theroux explores how society treats those who have committed crimes at times horrifically violent, while in the grip of severe mental. He also penned a 2005 book entitled the call of the weird. Louis travels to johannesburg, south africa where the residents find themselves increasingly besieged by crime. Theroux was born in singapore and is a dual citizen. By reason of insanity is on tv, including series 1episode 2. By reason of insanity is on tv, including series 1episode 1. Theyve been found not guilty by reason of insanity and ordered by the courts to secure psychiatric faci.
It focuses on the lives of mental patients at two of ohios state psychiatric hospitals twin valley behavioral healthcare and summit behavioral healthcare who have been sent there after committing crimes but having been acquitted by reason of insanity see also. By reason of insanity sunday, bbc2 concluded with an attempt to chart the almost infinitely subtle gradations between sanity and insanity, trying to pinpoint the moment when. In the second of this twopart documentary, louis theroux. By reason of insanity louis immerses himself in the world of ohios state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes at times horrifically violent while in the grip of severe mental illness. It is also one of the most frightening books you can read on the subject, fiction or nonfiction. The life and deaths of robert durst, directed by andrew jarecki. Therouxs latest documentary saw him visit ohios state psychiatric hospitals, spending time with patients who had. In the call of the weird he picks some of his favorites and tries to track them down to make sure they dont hate him. By reason of insanity how do you deal with people who have committed horrific and violent acts and yet at the same time have not been held criminally responsible for them. Louis theroux returned to tv screens last night with another eyeopening documentary by reason of insanity saw theroux explore the nature of mental illness and looked at how to reintegrate a. Louis theroux on donald trump, brexit and making an. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes.