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- ↑ Sutcliffe, Tom. "The Weekend's Viewing: Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars, Sun, BBC2 A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice, Sun, BBC4". Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Louis Theroux: Twilight Of The Porn Stars". ABC. Retrieved 2 August 2016.