A Place for Paedophiles
{{Short description|2009 British documentary}}
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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,{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Brillen|title= A Place for Paedophiles; No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; Heartbeat|work=The Times|date=20 April 2009|url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6114949.ece|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090425142615/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6114949.ece|url-status= dead|archive-date= 25 April 2009|accessdate=21 September 2010|location=London, England}} and took place at Coalinga State Hospital, a mental hospital in California for sexually violent predators.{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Sutcliffe|title= The Weekend's Television: Louis Theroux – A place for Paedophiles, Sun, BBC2|work=The Independent|publisher=Independent Print Ltd.|date=20 April 2009|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/the-weekends-television-louis-theroux-ndash-a-place-for-paedophiles-sun-bbc2-1671224.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090422011749/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/the-weekends-television-louis-theroux-ndash-a-place-for-paedophiles-sun-bbc2-1671224.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 22 April 2009|accessdate=21 September 2009|location=London, England}}{{cite news|title= Where they keep the paedophiles|work= BBC|date=17 April 2009|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8004064.stm|accessdate=21 September 2009}}
Reception
The programme was widely praised for its approach to the subject of paedophilia.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/the-word-on-louis-theroux-ndash--a-place-for-paedophiles-1673315.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429111735/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/the-word-on-louis-theroux-ndash--a-place-for-paedophiles-1673315.html |archive-date=2009-04-29 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=The Word On... Louis Theroux – A Place for Paedophiles|date=24 April 2009|work=The Independent|accessdate=4 October 2010|location=London, England}} Leicester Mercury called the programme "a brilliantly-made, well-observed documentary. Fascinating, not sensationalist or sympathetic."{{cite news|title= TV Review: Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles|work= Leicester Mercury|url= http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/entertainment/TV-Review-Louis-Theroux-Place-Paedophiles/article-915113-detail/article.html|accessdate= 2010-10-04|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100113112034/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/entertainment/TV-Review-Louis-Theroux-Place-Paedophiles/article-915113-detail/article.html|archive-date= 13 January 2010|url-status= dead}}
In 2010, Theroux received a Royal Television Society's award in the best presenter category for the documentary.{{cite news|title= Ianucci in the thick of the television awards|work= The Scotsman|date=2010-03-17|url= http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Ianucci-in-the-thick-of.6157747.jp|accessdate=2010-10-04|location=Edinburgh|first=Lisa|last=Williams}}{{cite news|title= BBC triumphs at Royal Television Society awards|work= BBC|date=2010-03-17|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8570852.stm|accessdate=2010-10-04}}
References
{{Portal|BBC|San Francisco Bay Area}}
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|1433852|Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles}}
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Category:Louis Theroux's BBC Two specials
Category:BBC television documentaries
Category:2009 television specials
Category:Documentary films about pedophilia
Category:Films shot in California
Category:Films set in psychiatric hospitals