Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge

Louis Theroux reflects on 25 years of documentaries, featuring brand new conversations between him and his most memorable contributors.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge

First Air Date

September 6, 2020

Last Air Date

September 27, 2020

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

English

Production Companies

BBCBBC Documentaries

Networks

BBC Two

S01E04

Family Ties

Louis examines how the greatest source of love in our lives - our families - can often be the cause of our deepest pain. In his trilogy of documentaries centred around the Westboro Baptist Church, Louis explores the price the family was paying for its devotion to the distorted vision of its patriarch, Pastor Fred Phelps. With Pastor Phelps now dead, the family has been torn apart - some of its members are still utterly devoted, whilst others have left, forbidden from ever contacting their families again. Louis also reflects on how physical and mental health or forces ...

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