Theroux The Keyhole: Diaries Of A Grounded Documentary Maker by Louis Theroux - Non Fiction - Hardback

Details. Condition: New. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781509880416. Publisher: Macmillan. Overview. Theroux The Keyhole: Diaries Of A Grounded Documentary Maker is a brand new hardback diary from the beloved British documentary maker, journalist and broadcaster Louis Theroux. Written during the Covid-19 lockdowns, it turns his famous investigative eye away from prisons, cults and subcultures and onto his own household. Funny, candid and unexpectedly moving, this memoir-style diary is perfect for fans of Theroux's television work, readers of contemporary memoir, and anyone who lived through the strange domestic realities of lockdown life. A great gift for nonfiction lovers, documentary fans, or anyone who enjoys sharp, self-deprecating British humour.. About the Book. Louis Theroux built his career filming inside porn sets, high-security psychiatric units and prisons, but when the pandemic hit, his "usual journalistic feeding ground" was suddenly off-limits. Instead, he found himself confined to his own house, reporting instead on his wife, his two teenage sons, and his five-year-old, in an environment just as chaotic and unpredictable as any of his documentary subjects. The result is a wry, warm and often laugh-out-loud diary charting the small absurdities of pandemic family life: a wife unimpressed by his devotion to Joe Wicks' workouts, teenagers who find him thoroughly "cringe," and a young child gleefully broadcasting the family's every move on TikTok. Beyond the domestic comedy, Theroux also reflects on launching his Grounded podcast, travelling to film a new documentary, and grappling with the rise of online radicalisation — bringing his trademark curiosity to bear even from behind his own front door. Told with the same disarming honesty and gentle wit that has defined his television career, Theroux The Keyhole captures a very particular moment in recent history with warmth, humour and real heart.. Written by one of Britain's best-loved documentary makers and best