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Gotta Get Theroux This
- Author
- Louis Theroux
- Narrator
- Louis Theroux
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 19 September 2019
- Run Time
- 13 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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From much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux comes a funny, heartfelt and entertaining account of his life and weird times in TV.
The audio edition is read by the author and contains an exclusive additional chapter.
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
Critics Review
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An absorbing and surprisingly candid book . . .
Telegraph Magazine
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Gripping
Daily Mail
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Engaging, funny
Sunday Times
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Throughout the audiobook, Theroux also discusses the personal challenges of navigating family life, which add vulnerability to his portrait of himself. His narration emphasizes his persona as a smart, appealing truth seeker
AudioFile Magazine
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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
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Excellent book and brilliantly narrated by Louis himself. Highly recommended!
NP 2022-07-01
Details
- Author
- Louis Theroux
- Narrator
- Louis Theroux
- Duration
- 13 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 September 2019
- ISBN
- 9781509880409
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Memoirs, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Documentary films
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
From much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux comes a funny, heartfelt and entertaining account of his life and weird times in TV.The audio edition is read by the author and contains an exclusive additional chapter.The Sunday Times Bestseller.'Honest and soul-searching' - Sunday Express______________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.______________'Funny, engaging' - Sunday Times'Gripping' - Daily Mail'Absorbing and surprisingly candid' - Telegraph Magazine
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