TV Critics: Horizon; The Hit Factory; Jimmy’s Forest

“Scientifically, this proved what I have long suspected – that an attendant television crew is one of the most powerful aides to willpower in existence.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

“Has there ever been a more important comma than the one in this title?”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“The mere mention of Sonia, or Rick Astley, or The Reynolds Girls was enough to produce a physical shudder in this reviewer… But as this light but watchable little film reminded us, there was still a lot of talent behind the hairspray.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“The badger ham wasn’t a success, but the programme itself is just what your inner child ordered.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

“Michael Crick’s excellent investigation into the blight that is betting shop Britain.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“Despite the origins of the show’s host Michaela Chiappa, I can’t buy this whole TV commercial vision of the Italian way of life.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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