Theroux The Keyhole

When the world went weird (and so did I)

By: Louis Theroux

Narrated by: Louis Theroux

Come round to Louis Theroux’s house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, podcaster and bestselling author of Gotta Get Theroux This finds himself in unexpected danger . . .

Like millions of others, Louis’ plans were mothballed by the onset of Covid. Unable to escape to the porn sets, prisons and maximum-security psychiatric units that are his usual journalistic beat, he began reporting on a location even more full of pitfalls and hostile objects of inquiry: his own home during a pandemic.

Theroux the Keyhole is an honest, hilarious and ultimately heartwarming diary of the weirdness of family life in Covid World. A wife intolerant of his obsession with Joe Wicks’ daily workouts. Two teenage sons, inseparable from their videogames, for whom he is increasingly 'cringe'. A five-year-old happily spamming out videos on his own new TikTok account while on holiday with his oblivious family.

Louis also describes how he launches his podcast, Grounded, finally gets to the US to film a new Joe Exotic documentary and aims his sights on the latest incarnation of the far right in a world becoming radicalized by social media. Theroux the Keyhole is Louis at his insightful best, as he faces unforeseen new challenges and wonders why it took a pandemic for him to learn that what really matters in life is right in front of him.

Read by Louis Theroux, in his usual witty style.

Critic reviews

He just has a sincere desire to understand people.

Even against the horrific backdrop of Covid, [this] book is all the more charming, and blackly amusing, for it.

A Fun listen

I really enjoy listening to this book. giving a look into a year with Covid.

Reassuringly Good

I love all things Louis Theroux, his documentaries, films, podcasts and books so this was an enjoyable listen which I completed in two days.
As a man of a similar age to Louis and with children of similar ages to his, it was nice to hear that we all have reacted to Covid and lockdown in a similar way. I loved the diary format and as expected Louis’s performance was first rate. Look forward to more from him in this genre maybe .