“Hey JC, JC, won’t you smile at me? Sanna ho sanna hey superstar!” Yes it’s UK comedy colossus Jimmy-Christ Super-Carr - wonder of the one-liner, panel show panjandrum, and co-writer of the just-released movie Fackham Hall. Jimmy joined us for a far-reaching chat about risque

The world’s most famous performance artist Marina Abramović - who sat motionless and silent for months on end at MOMA for one of her most celebrated pieces The Artist is Present - joined the chat to sit non-motionless and emphatically non-silent for the LTP, discussing some of

The one, the only, the amazing Florence Pugh is in the house ladies and gentlemen. I THOUGHT SHE WAS AMERICAN before I prepped the interview, that’s how out of it I am, but also how amazing SHE IS with her accents and her ability to disappear into roles. Midsommar? Little Women?

And you may find yourself… face to face with David Byrne, lead singer of Talking Heads. And you may find yourself, composing a caption to promote it on social media. And you may find yourself, wondering whether you are over-stretching your slightly lame concept for the caption.

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We welcome the inspirational Malala Yousafzai to the LTP - campaigner for education and women’s rights, Nobel Peace Prize winner, author, educator, and recently minted Oasis fan - whose story took her from a childhood in the Swat Valley in Northern Pakistan, to Birmingham, then

Incoming! Three months on from THAT Glasto performance Bobby Vylan, frontman of MOBO award-winning duo Bob Vylan, is on TLTP to discuss his politics, his music, his life, Chuck D, UK supermarkets, and what he was thinking when he led the chant that launched a thousand headlines.

Globe trotter, writer, adventurer, ex-Python, and all round nice guy Sir Michael Palin stopped by for a chinwag about life, making TV programmes, being a part of the “comedy Beatles” (my term not his), his favourite sketch, Johnny Cash fanboying over him (slight exadge), and what

Steve Coogan has joined the chat! The comedy legend, Partridge inhabitor, garlanded actor and writer, bon viveur and raconteur goes deep into his life, his process, Les Dawson, drinking, his turn as Jimmy Savile, and much else besides. Knowing me, Louis Theroux, knowing you,

Who’s ready for a generous serving of hot salted pod? Yes, TLTP is back for another run and this time we’re serious (and occasionally comic). We’ve got Steve Coogan. We’ve got Florence Pugh. We’ve got  David Byrne. We’ve got Malala Yousafzai. We’ve got Michael Palin. We’ve got

“I was hoping we could blame this on immigrants, or at least a minority. Turns out it was one of us unfortunately”

For this very special end of series bonus episode….Michael Cera! The beloved actor and writer, star of Superbad and Arrested Development, joined TLTP while passing through London, to discuss the aforementioned projects and also: Year One, the new Wes Anderson film The Phoenician

Actor and documentary host Danny Dyer stopped by the studio to discuss his life and career - growing up in East London, “losing the plot,” discovering acting, football hooliganism, whether he is “the people’s Louis Theroux”, drink and drugs, why Harold Pinter was his “higher

A big thank you to the multi-platinum selling Ed Sheeran - maybe you’ve heard of him? - for coming by the studio and sharing stories from his incredible career, hobnobbing with his artistic peers, the perils of nosebleed-altitude stardom, his come-up, balancing work and home

Writer, rapper, actor, and trail-blazing UK musical artist Little Simz came by the studio to talk about inspirations, artistry, her life growing up in London, Busta Rhymes, the Kendrick/Drake beef and much else besides. Amazing chat - the words and also the pauses. It’s like

Article by Issa Amro who appeared in my Settlers film.

The Settlers, the doc I made for the BBC, is now available to stream in the US on BBC Select. It couldn’t be more timely with the announcement today that the Israeli govt has approved construction of 22 new settlements in the West Bank - which are illegal under international law.

John Wilson in the house! The brilliant and idiosyncratic documentary auteur discusses filmmaking, his acclaimed HBO series ‘How To with John Wilson’, his run-in with the NXIVM cult, Nathan Fielder, acappella singing, and much else besides. It’s an awkward-man two-hander! Please

This week on the pod, tech bro and longevity visionary Bryan Johnson. To his enemies he’s a “vampire” who harvests plasma from a “blood boy’ in his quest for immortality. To his admirers, he’s an explorer mapping the last frontier of human existence. His every moment is measured