All Critics articles
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CriticsThis Country
“Acutely observed and delightfully written as ever, with a tender and poignant undertow”
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Kevin McCloud’s Rough Guide to the Future
“It all smacked of a bunch of junior TV researchers spending a couple of days on Google”
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Rio and Kate: Becoming a Stepfamily
“Documentaries set in footballers’ homes are usually blingy, boastful and tediously banter-heavy. Rio Ferdinand delivered the precise opposite”
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The Pale Horse
“Unfolds at a steady, confident pace, with the director as surefooted as her writer, parcelling out twists, treats and fine performances as it goes”
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Barrymore: The Body in the Pool
“A clear-eyed examination of why this case should remain in the spotlight.”
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Beauty Laid Bare
“Refills, ethical ingredients and non-plastic packaging suddenly seems like a very good look”
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Farage: The Man Who Made Brexit
“This was a hoot, not least because it had Farage bitching like a bosomy fishwife”
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Belsen: Our Story
“This extraordinary oral history was horrifying but ultimately life-affirming. Devastating and dignified, it made for a fitting memorial.”
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The Windermere Children
“Writer Simon Block and director Michael Samuels gave us a sad and beautiful film”
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Win the Wilderness: Alaska
“A novel twist on the reality show — and, for a generation struggling to get their feet on the housing ladder, a tempting challenge”
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Crazy Delicious
“Flamboyant fun but highly contrived, this series felt more suited to a specialist food channel than terrestrial primetime.”
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Diamond Dealers and Cockney Geezers
“The boys were likeable, and this was way more fun than those deathly documentaries going behind the scenes of high-end department stores”
