A Place for Paedophiles
2009 British documentary
A Place for Paedophiles is a British documentary that was televised on 19 April 2009. Produced and presented by Louis Theroux, the documentary ran for 60 minutes,[1] and took place at Coalinga State Hospital, a mental hospital in California for sexually violent predators.[2][3]
Reception
The programme was widely praised for its approach to the subject of paedophilia.[4][2] Leicester Mercury called the programme "a brilliantly-made, well-observed documentary. Fascinating, not sensationalist or sympathetic."[5]
In 2010, Theroux received a Royal Television Society's award in the best presenter category for the documentary.[6][7]
References
- ^ Brillen, Andrew (20 April 2009). "A Place for Paedophiles; No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; Heartbeat". The Times. London, England. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ a b Sutcliffe, Tom (20 April 2009). "The Weekend's Television: Louis Theroux – A place for Paedophiles, Sun, BBC2". The Independent. London, England: Independent Print Ltd. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Where they keep the paedophiles". BBC. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "The Word On... Louis Theroux – A Place for Paedophiles". The Independent. London, England. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "TV Review: Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ Williams, Lisa (17 March 2010). "Ianucci in the thick of the television awards". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "BBC triumphs at Royal Television Society awards". BBC. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
External links
- Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles at IMDb
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