Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nTheroux is a British documentary filmmaker and presenter who is known for his unflinching and empathetic approach to his subjects. He is best known in the United States for his 2015 documentary feature My Scientology Movie<\/em>, but he has been a cult figure and beloved interviewer in the United Kingdom since the late 1990s. Theroux’s early work on BBC Two series such as Weird Weekends<\/em> and When Louis Met…<\/em> saw him explore off-beat human experiences as well as hard-hitting subject matters. He has interviewed a wide range of people, from p*rn stars and survivalists to Westboro Baptist Church members and Jimmy Savile. Louis’ trademark style is to be both curious and respectful of his subjects, even those who hold views that are considered controversial or extreme. He is able to build rapport with people from all walks of life, and his documentaries offer a unique insight into the human condition. His MacTaggart lecture is sure to be one of the most interesting and enlightening ones yet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The MacTaggart Lecture is an annual event at the Edinburgh TV Festival (which will be conducted through 22 to 25 August this year). It is named after James MacTaggart, the former controller of BBC Two, and this year it will be delivered by a renowned British documentarian, Louis Theroux. Theroux joins a prestigious lineup of […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":16749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[946,358],"tags":[2660,2663,2665,2664,774,992,2658,1294,2666,1607,1444,1519,2662,2661,2659,1252],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16732"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16732"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16762,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16732\/revisions\/16762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}