“There are fear mongers who talk about Islam as somehow it is an incubator of hate... remember Christians, like the Westboro Baptist Church, are just as capable of promoting intolerance.”

British and American journalist, broadcaster, documentarian and author

Louis Theroux is a British and American journalist, broadcaster, documentary filmmaker and author. He is known for his television documentaries and for the distinctive interviewing style that has made him a familiar figure in British broadcasting. His work has earned him three British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. Across his career, he has built a reputation for reports that explore unusual subcultures, difficult subjects and the people at the centre of them, often with a calm, inquisitive approach.