Entertainment
Louis Theroux Interviews...
Louis Theroux gets up close and personal with some of the UK’s biggest stars in the way only he can. With exclusive access to poke about their lives, expect anything and everything. Rap legend Stormzy, acting icon Dame Judi Dench, acclaimed musician Yungblud, adventurer Bear Grylls, comedian Katherine Ryan and chart-topping singer Rita Ora all sit down with Louis.
Louis Theroux Interviews... Bear Grylls
Louis Theroux meets adventurer and television presenter Bear Grylls on his private island. Louis sits down with Bear in an attempt to understand the real man beneath the tough-guy exterior. He learns about Bear being taken to see self-help gurus as a child and accompanies him on trips to a Scout troop, a marine reserve training camp, and his own family adventure festival.
Dance Fever
Dancers from all over the UK meet in the northern town of Blackpool with more than 600 competitors in the different classes and categories. It’s a heady atmosphere as Bailey and Summer, two ambitious competitors, are joined by their whole family on the sidelines cheering them on. After all the months of training, they finally get to battle it out on the ballroom floor.
Disco: The Soundtrack of a Revolution
Disco embodied the height of 1970s glamour. It was a dancefloor culture born in New York that took over the world. But its success also obscured its wider significance. Disco originally belonged to the marginalized and dispossessed: gay, black and Hispanic men and women. This fascinating music documentary untangles the complicated roots of Disco and reveals its influence and its legacy.
Barbie Uncovered: A Dream House Divided
The extraordinary true story of the success and excess which fueled the Barbie phenomenon, looking at the battle and betrayal between the iconic doll’s co-creators. Ruth Handler and Jack Ryan were two unique characters who invented Barbie together. But the children’s toy’s incredible success led to court cases, financial collapse, wild parties, anger, recrimination and ultimately tragedy.