A Place for Paedophiles

2009 British documentary

British TV series or program

A Place for Paedophiles

Written by| Louis Theroux
Starring| Louis Theroux
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
Production
Producer| Louis Theroux
Running time| 60 minutes
Distributor| BBC
Release
Original release| 19 April 2009 (2009-04-19)
Chronology
Preceded by| Law and Disorder in Johannesburg
Followed by| The City Addicted to Crystal Meth

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 hospital for paedophiles.[2][3]

## Reception[edit]

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[edit]

* BBC portal
* San Francisco Bay Area portal

1. ^ Brillen, Andrew (20 April 2009). "A Place for Paedophiles; No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; Heartbeat". The Times. London, England. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Where they keep the paedophiles". BBC. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "TV Review: Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
6. ^ Williams, Lisa (17 March 2010). "Ianucci in the thick of the television awards". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
7. ^ "BBC triumphs at Royal Television Society awards". BBC. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.

## External links[edit]

* Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles at IMDb

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* Paul Theroux (father)
* Marcel Theroux (brother)
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