'Grounded with Louis Theroux': the broadcast legend is launching his own podcast

The documentary filmmaker of 'Weird Weekends' fame is here to keep us entertained

Louis Theroux also wrote and starred in the documentary 'My Scientology Movie' in 2015. Reuters

Louis Theroux is a man of many talents. The British-American is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, author, journalist and broadcaster.

And now he can add podcast creator to his resume, as he's about to launch his very own show, Grounded with Louis Theroux, with the first episode set to air on Monday, April 27.

The new series – which has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 – features Theroux talking to high-profile people he's never had the chance to interview before.

It kicks off with an hour-long chat with Welsh writer and documentary maker Jon Ronson, whose works include The Men Who Stare at Goats and The Psychopath Test.

The pair will chat about their professional rivalry and how Ronson, who has podcasts of his own, is coping amid the coronavirus lockdown in Upstate New York, where he's currently living.

Other guests will include comedian Lenny Henry, singer-songwriter Boy George and actress Miriam Margolyes.

Theroux said of his new show: "I've really loved doing these interviews. It's been a chance to speak to people I admire and have in-depth conversations with them, about their lives, their careers, and their most intimate feelings. Making a podcast and radio series is very different to my usual way of working. And for that reason, I've found it very fun and refreshing."

New episodes will be available every Monday on BBC Sounds and hopefully most major podcast platforms.

Theroux was born in Singapore to an English mother and American father, the acclaimed writer Paul Theroux.

He first became famous for his Weird Weekends documentary series, in which he followed people living among predominantly American subcultures, from white supremacists to survivalists.

He then went on to make the popular series When Louis Met..., where he interviewed and shadowed well-known British celebrities as they went about their day.

This was followed by a few specials, including one that focused on America's "most hated family", as well as the scientology community.