“It is the spectre of budget-hit television yet to come.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
“It was an odd concoction. The countdown format was so unsophisticated, and most of the information given so basic, that I kept checking the Radio Times to make sure it wasn’t due to go out in an after-school slot, or perhaps at Sunday teatime. Still, overall, more delightful than frightful.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian
“No more suited to BBC1 than to BBC2; it was more suited to CBeebies. It is the spectre of budget-hit television yet to come.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
“A nature show that told us more about human beings than those lower down the food chain – namely that the so-called superior species is actually the daftest of the lot.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
“It was worth staying in for, however, a zinger of an episode, including what must be one of my favourite lines from the show: “The Enlightenment - what a waste of time that was!”
Andrew Billen, The Times
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