Grounded with Louis Theroux - Series 2 Preview

Grounded with Louis Theroux

BBC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2020

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Covid-19 hasn’t gone away and, due to travel restrictions, neither has Louis Theroux. In this second outing of his podcast series, he tracks down more high-profile guests he’s been longing to talk to - a fascinating mix of the celebrated, the controversial and the mysterious. They include Oscar-winning Hollywood director Oliver Stone, singer, songwriter and superstar collaborator, Sia, outspoken stand-up comedian Frankie Boyle, dancer and singer FKA Twigs, mental health campaigner and comedian, Ruby Wax, ubiquitous TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal… and more. In this preview episode, Louis introduces some of the guests he's meeting in the new series. The second series begins on Monday 30 November, 2020. Produced by Paul Kobrak and Sara Jane Hall A Mindhouse production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0	One, two, one, two. One, two, one, two.
0:03.9	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:07.2	So, it says here, give this a chatty and informal feel,
0:11.9	rather than a title script.
0:13.8	All right, so, well, I'll try that. Why not?
0:16.0	Um...
0:20.5	Hello, I'm Louis Theroux, and welcome back to another series of my podcast
0:24.5	for BBC Radio 4, grounded with Louis Theroux.
0:30.0	Well, this feels pretty chatty and informal.
0:33.6	So, actually, I rustled the paper or not.
0:36.4	So, then I need to talk about...
0:39.6	what, the different people in the show?
0:42.0	So, I should say something like, oh, look, I'm really excited because we've got
0:46.1	really big names like Oliver Stone, Hollywood director.
0:49.8	Success teaches you how to deal with people, it makes you smarter, it gives you access,
0:55.2	failure teaches you humility, it shows you the flaws that you made in your story.
1:00.2	And superstars like Sia, the singer, who actually doesn't do many interviews,
1:04.7	so it's quite a big deal.
1:09.3	So, your pitch perfect, did you know that?
1:11.5	Oh, please, you're tickling my tummy, I'm having all kinds of confusing feelings.
1:17.9	Likewise, Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian.
1:21.0	You were cancelled before it was cool to be cancelled.
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