Louis Theroux has become well-known for his documentary series and now he returns with his latest this weekend.

The show, Louis Theroux: Forbidden America, will see the 51-year-old investigate the latest incarnation of the far-right in the United States.

A BBC summary of the first episode reads: "Louis immerses himself in a growing online community that has navigated the threats of de-platforming to gather a vast audience on phones and laptops around the world, promoting an ideology that is racist, misogynistic, homophobic and anti-Semitic, often packaging the most extreme views as 'irony'."

Theroux has made a name for himself with these sorts of programmes, from looking into the Westboro Baptist Church and meeting neo-Nazis or ultra-Zionists in Israel.

Chard & Ilminster News: Louis Theroux has made a name for himself with his documentary programmes (BBC / Mindhouse Productions / Dan Dewsbury)Louis Theroux has made a name for himself with his documentary programmes (BBC / Mindhouse Productions / Dan Dewsbury)

Whilst promoting his new series Theroux was questioned on if he did more harm than good by showing the hateful views of some of the groups he filmed.

He said: "That's a great question and it's something we've wrestled with a lot.

"The first point would be that, these voices are already amplified, right? I mean, they already have access to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of tender young ears, eyes and minds, with the internet.

"So this phenomenon exists in the world, and by not reporting on it, it's not going to go away.

When will Louis Theroux's Forbidden America be on TV?

The first episode of the documentary series will air at 9pm on BBC Two on Sunday, February 13.

It will have three episodes in total, with the remaining two airing at the same time on the same channel on the next two Sundays.