S1. How Things Fell Apart, with Jon Ronson and Louis Theroux

Things Fell Apart

BBC

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus episode of Things Fell Apart, Jon Ronson's friend and fellow documentary maker Louis Theroux asks him all about how he made the series. They take a deep dive into Culture Wars battles and explore Jon's storytelling methods, all while chatting about Jon's broken arm, putting old rivalries to bed, and how they deal with difficult interviewees when they both hate conflict.

Produced by Sarah Shebbeare

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0:00.0	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and maybe it's when I had a hand in.
0:04.0	I'm Tammy Walker and I produce podcasts for the BBC.
0:08.0	My role is to give new and diverse creators a voice with the opportunity to build a career.
0:12.0	That's the thing I love about podcasts.
0:14.4	You start with just a good idea, but then you have the space to see where it goes.
0:18.4	And doing that at the BBC means we can really run with the best stories
0:21.9	while developing the most unique audio talent.
0:24.8	So if you like what you hear, why not check out the huge range of podcast we've got on BBC Sounds.
0:31.6	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:35.0	For BBC Radio 4, here is a bonus episode of Things Fell Apart.
0:40.0	Strange Tales from the Culture Wars, with my friend and fellow documentary maker Louis Thruu.
0:46.0	1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2.
0:50.0	1-2.
0:51.0	Oh, hello, Louis.
0:53.0	Welcome.
0:54.0	Welcome to you.
0:56.0	How are you doing?
0:57.0	I'm doing well.
0:58.0	I broke my arm but it's on the mend.
0:59.0	Oh no, how did that happen?
1:01.0	I slipped on the ice while having an animated telephone conversation with my mother.
1:05.5	I'm sorry to hear that. Yeah. I did I went to the emergency room. They asked me what happened and I obviously didn't want to tell them all of that so I said I fell over
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