“The show would be a lot easier to like if you had the sense that such calculated shocks were serving something other than mere shock itself.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Little Britain USA, BBC1
“Lucas and Walliams surely stuck too rigidly to their policy of keeping it familiar.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Little Britain USA, BBC1
“The show would be a lot easier to like if you had the sense that such calculated shocks were serving something other than mere shock itself.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

The Story of the Guitar, BBC1
“The Story of the Guitar was a treat.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Fringe, Sky 1
“You could describe Fringe as X-Files update for the age of terrorism.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Fringe, Sky 1
“Walter Bishop, the mad genius, is the best thing about Fringe, indeed, possibly the only good thing about it.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Hole in the Wall, BBC1
“It's cosy, British, and amateur.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney By Any Means, BBC2
“This is another long, televised journey, but in order to achieve some originality, Ewan McGregor isn't in it, and Boorman uses lots of different vehicles.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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