Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
External Rating71%
199860 minEnded

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Network:BBC Two

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S03E06 - "Gangsta Rap"

Aired on Oct 30, 2000, 9:00 PM

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Description

Louis Theroux gives viewers the chance to get brief glimpses of things they wouldn't normally come into contact with. In most cases this means interviewing people with extreme beliefs of some kind, or diving into obscure or marginalized subcultures.

Details

Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
January 15, 1998
Ended
October 30, 2000
Schedule
Monday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (3 Seasons · 16 Episodes)

Self-Fulfilment

Louis Theroux explores weirder fringes of society, arriving in Las Vegas on the trail of personal motivators who claim to be able to use hypnosis to help people's relationships with the opposite sex.

Sep 25, 2000

60 min

Indian Gurus

Louis Theroux explores the weirder fringes of society, travelling to India, land of spirituality, where he hopes to find the meaning of life.

Oct 2, 2000

60 min

Boer Separatists

Louis Theroux continues his exploration of the weirder fringes of society. He visits whites-only communities in South Africa that are refusing to accept the end of Apartheid and also meets white supremacist Eugene Terreblanche.

Oct 9, 2000

60 min

Body-Building

Louis Theroux continues to explore the weirder fringes of society. He travels to California, home of the body beautiful, to see if he can join the world of extreme body building.

Oct 16, 2000

60 min

Looking for Love

Louis Theroux's continued exploration of the weirder fringes of society takes him to to Bangkok, where he has an appointment at a marriage agency where Western men are introduced to Thai brides. He begins to wonder if love is what these men are really looking for.

Oct 23, 2000

60 min

Gangsta Rap

Louis Theroux continues to explore the weirder fringes of society, travelling to New Orleans in the hope of becoming the first white, middle-class gangsta rapper. He meets up with rapper Mellow T and interviews Master P before penning his own rhymes about his love of red wine, his Fiat car and Shepherd's Bush.

Oct 30, 2000

60 min

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