People absolutely loved Louis Theroux’s latest documentary about brain injuries

Louis Theroux is to humans what David Attenborough is to animals. It's time we recognise that.

Following on from his incredible documentary on alcoholism last month, Britain's favourite documentary filmmaker has produced another bona fide instant classic, this time meeting people living with the long-term effects of devastating brain injury. https://twitter.com/louistheroux/status/731768697862410241 In this latest piece – A Different Brain – Louis meets Earl, a man whose mother claims his personality and interests have radically altered since he was involved in a car crash. He also speaks to Dan, a man left with reduced inhibitions after suffering a traumatic injury in the '90s. Spending time with the staff and patients of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, Louis learns (and so do we through watching him) how victims of horrific accidents can re-learn how to walk, talk, eat and reconstruct who they are – funny, honest and endearing. One really touching scene was Louis' friendship with Natalie, an upbeat and carefree Liverpudlian women who claims things have "only gotten better" since her accident. The resultant conversations and the unravelling of Natalie's story are some of the most engaging and heart-melting scenes to feature on a BBC doc to date. Later in the show, Louis discovers that Earl's brain injury has lead to him developing unusual habits like cleaning his teeth multiple times a day and only buying designer clothing. Particularly touching was Louis relationship with Earl's mum, who during one candid and teary-eyed chat in the kitchen says: “He’s a different person, but he’s still my son." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfSz2TkEKEs As with most of Louis' work, the Twitter reaction following the show has been a mixture of delight and dismay. Not a single negative comment has been hurled at the presenter though, who seems to have firmly cemented his reputation as a national treasure. Give this man a knighthood already! https://twitter.com/hayleyleese_/status/731986843667972097 https://twitter.com/hayleyleese_/status/731979398820339712 https://twitter.com/RevRichardColes/status/731942489523884032 https://twitter.com/LeePKelly/status/731942317339361281 https://twitter.com/ptr_yeung/status/731943070023946241 https://twitter.com/joeswarbrick7/status/731947819955855360 https://twitter.com/CarolineKnight/status/731959292568424449 https://twitter.com/sudeeni/status/731959497674084353 https://twitter.com/CharlesWellsON/status/731944217413619713 https://twitter.com/adrian_yan/status/731939809594363904 https://twitter.com/JohnPudney/status/731943032367484928 Don't worry if you missed A Different Brain - you can still catch it on the BBC's iPlayer. Got a story for JOE? Email us: Hello@JOE.co.uk, or message us on Facebook.