Theroux The Keyhole by Louis Theroux
Synopsis
Come round to Louis Theroux's house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, podcaster and bestselling author of Gotta Get Theroux This finds himself in unexpected danger . . .
Like millions of others, Louis' plans were mothballed by the onset of Covid. Unable to escape to the porn sets, prisons and maximum-security psychiatric units that are his usual journalistic beat, he began reporting on a location even more full of pitfalls and hostile objects of inquiry: his own home during a pandemic. Theroux the Keyhole is an honest, hilarious and ultimately heartwarming diary of the weirdness of family life in Covid World.
A wife intolerant of his obsession with Joe Wicks' daily workouts. Two teenage sons, inseparable from their videogames, for whom he is increasingly 'cringe'. A five-year-old happily spamming out videos on his own new TikTok account while on holiday with his oblivious family. Louis also describes how he launches his podcast, Grounded , finally gets to the US to film a new Joe Exotic documentary and aims his sights on the latest incarnation of the far right in a world becoming radicalized by social media.
Theroux the Keyhole is Louis at his insightful best, as he faces unforeseen new challenges and wonders why it took a pandemic for him to learn that what really matters in life is right in front of him.
Reviews
'He just has a sincere desire to understand people.' The Independent
'Even against the horrific backdrop of Covid, [this] book is all the more charming, and blackly amusing, for it.' Belfast Telegraph
About the Author
Louis Theroux is an award-winning journalist, documentary film-maker and podcaster whose programmes are shown all over the world. He wrote about his unexpectedly successful career in Gotta Get Theroux This, which was a Sunday Times bestseller. In 2020 he created a hit podcast called Grounded. Theroux the Keyhole is his third book.