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Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Documentaries by writer and presenter Louis Theroux which delve into the weirder fringes of American society

Series 1: 1. Christianity (49 mins)

Series 1: 1. Christianity

Louis travels to Dallas to meet some born-again Christian evangelists. (1998)

49 mins

Series 1: 2. UFOs

Louis visits the American south west where UFO sightings are often reported. (1998)

Series 1: 3. Porn

Louis Theroux investigates the world of the male porn performer. (1998)

Series 1: 4. Head for the Hills

Louis travels to Idaho, home to right-wing patriots and survivalists. (1998)

Louis Theroux's Weird Christmas

Louis Theroux unites four of the characters he met during his Weird Weekends series.

Series 2: 1. Infomercials

Louis Theroux tries out his sales skills on the Home Shopping Network in Florida. (1999)

Series 2: 2. Swingers

Louis makes some new friends within California’s swinging community. (1999)

Series 2: 3. Black Nationalism

Louis Theroux travels to New York to meet proponents of black nationalism. (1999)

Series 2: 4. Demolition Derby

Can Louis Theroux cut it as a demolition derby driver? (1999)

Series 2: 5. Off-Off Broadway

Louis endures Broadway's nightmare audition circuit. (1999)

Series 2: 6. Wrestling

Louis s an American wrestling team. (1999)

Series 3: 1. Self-Fulfilment

Louis Theroux arrives in Las Vegas on the trail of personal motivators who use hypnosis.

Series 3: 2. India: Enlightenment

Louis Theroux travels to India, where he hopes to find the meaning of life.

Series 3: 3. Whites

Louis Theroux visits whites in South Africa who are refusing to accept Apartheid's end.

Series 3: 4. Body Building

Louis Theroux travels to California to try and the world of extreme body building.

Series 3: 5. Looking for Love

Louis Theroux travels to Bangkok to meet Western men at a marriage agency for Thai brides.

Series 3: 6. Rap

Louis Theroux hopes to become the first white, middle-class gangsta rapper in New Orleans.