TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Roger Cook's Greatest Hits on ITV1 - broadcast on the 30 October 2007.

Roger Cook’s Greatest Hits, ITV1
“Greatest Hits suddenly sounded like bitter sarcasm. A better title might have been, Roger Cook - The Bloke They All Ignored.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Roger Cook’s Greatest Hits, ITV1
“Greatest Hits disappointed with its lack of hits.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Roger Cook’s Greatest Hits, ITV1
“Seeing these clips had pretty much the same effect as the first time around. Admiration for the quality of his sleuthing mixed with irritation that it allowed him to be so pleased with his own cleverness.”
James Walton, Daily Telegraph

Roger Cook’s Greatest Hits, ITV1
“Excuse me while I throw up. Oh, I’m sorry Roger, for being so cynical.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Ramsay’s Kitchen nightmares, C4
“It’s a good job Gordon knows more about cooking than he does about diplomacy.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, C4
“The programme did the usual irritating things of suggesting a joint could be redecorated in the morning.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Property Ladder, C4
“It’s like the opposite of Grand Designs.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Britain’s Deadliest Addictions, C4
“Britain’s Deadliest Addictions leaves you slack-jawed at what a bedlam television has become, creating a tourist attraction out of other people’s wretchedness under the guise of edification.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

The History of the World Backwards, BBC4
“A disastrous misconception.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

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