Famed British journalist Louis Theroux is gearing up for a second series of his hit show Louis Theroux Interviews, airing on BBC Two and iPlayer later this year. The lineup for the new series features the potential for some fascinating conversations including episodes with Libertines frontman Pete Doherty and London based pop star RAYE.
The successful series is set to return later this year, with a further six episodes which will see Theroux utilising his signature and distinctive documentary style to interview some of the worlds most interesting and current personalities. Two of the six conversations will feature British musical artists Pete Doherty and RAYE, who will both sit down with Theroux for a look at their lives and careers.
Theroux travels to Normandy, France where Doherty currently resides to speak about the singer’s past troubles with drugs, his influential music career and his hopes for the future. The episode will also see Theroux join Doherty and the rest of The Libertines on tour. In his interview with RAYE, Theroux digs deeper into the singer’s split with her record label, her Glastonbury performance and her Ivor Novello award triumph.
Commenting on the second series of his show, Theroux said, “Working with the team on these six new programmes has been an enormous pleasure. The six guests are all distinctive and brilliant in different ways, all of them people who have endured setbacks and huge successes, and who have something to share with the world based on their journeys through life. We have tried to build on the success of the first six Louis Theroux Interviews, while pushing further this time into terrain that is gritty and difficult, exploring subjects like mental health, brushes with the law, and political controversy.”
The documentarian further elaborated, “Like the first six Louis Theroux Interviews, each show mixes stylish master interviews with behind-the-scenes moments and actuality shot on location, so viewers have the double pleasure of a thoughtful in-depth conversation alongside a revealing look into the lives of the contributors: in the locker room post-fight with Anthony Joshua, Raye’s dressing room before her Glastonbury set, Joan Collins’ house in the south of France. The tone of the shows is always open-minded and generous-hearted, while hopefully being funny, and always mindful of the need to keep viewers interested. I like them, and I’m notoriously hard to please.”
Try to remain calm! The BBC was so happy with the first run of the Louis Theroux Interviews that they decided to commission six more episodes featuring entirely new guests! @anthonyjoshua, @AshleyWalters82, @xychelsea, @Joancollinsdbe, @petedoherty and @raye. Please join me as I… pic.twitter.com/mxN9Eo4GFZ
— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) September 20, 2023
The first series in Theroux’s acclaimed show featured interviews with leading British musical artists Stormzy, Rita Ora and Yungblud. All six episodes of the first series of Louis Theroux Interviews can currently be viewed on BBC iPlayer.
