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Apr 2020
2m 25s

Welcome to Grounded with Louis Theroux

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

Like everyone else, Louis is at home but he’s using the lockdown to track down some high-profile people he’s been longing to talk to – they’re from all walks of life and on both sides of the Atlantic.

Twenty years since his acclaimed When Louis Met... series began, this is Louis’s long-awaited return to the world of celebrity. In true Louis style, he will speak to a fascinating mix of the celebrated, the controversial and the mysterious – digging into the psyches of some of the biggest names in the US and the UK... now they’ve got a lot of time on their hands.

The podcast will bring you up close to these characters and their wildly different life experiences – you’ll understand them just a little bit better. We might be far apart but maybe we're more connected than we think?

Grounded with Louis Theroux is a Mindhouse production for BBC Radio 4

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