All Critics articles – Page 168

  • Hidden
    Comment

    7 Oct '11

    2011-10-07T12:05:00Z

    “I was wondering if there might not be a case for opera-style plot synopses to be available via the red button.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • all_roads_lead_home
    Comment

    6 Oct '11

    2011-10-06T16:31:00Z

    “It appeared as if it had been put together by random means, possibly even a group of small children…a very, very peculiar idea for a TV show.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Comment

    5 Oct '11

    2011-10-05T14:02:00Z

    “One should always shun cliché, but one that seemed permissible in these circumstances was the word ‘heartstopping,’” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • frost_on_nixon
    Comment

    3 Oct '11

    2011-10-03T13:45:00Z

    “Was it really that good of an interview?” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • shirley_3
    Comment

    30 Sep '11

    2011-09-30T12:05:00Z

    “Obviously you can’t do the whole biography in a 70-minute film. But I’m not sure the right pages have been torn out.” Read on

  • Fresh Meat
    Comment

    29 Sep '11

    2011-09-29T10:56:00Z

    “Cut it in half and there’s a potentially great comedy.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • hedge_wars
    Comment

    28 Sep '11

    2011-09-28T11:53:00Z

    “Not all deforestation is bad, as you’d know if you lived next door to an out-of-control leylandii.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Sandhurst
    Comment

    27 Sep '11

    2011-09-27T10:50:00Z

    “A large part of this documentary series’ magic is its real-life soap.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Fry’s Planet Word
    Comment

    26 Sep '11

    2011-09-26T11:36:00Z

    “Linguistics isn’t natural television material, it needs a wit and a wag and a wordsmith to bring it to life.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • Educating Essex
    Comment

    23 Sep '11

    2011-09-23T10:40:00Z

    “Mr Drew’s history class is a hundred times better than David Starkey’s.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • fresh_meat2
    Comment

    22 Sep '11

    2011-09-22T10:42:00Z

    “What really holds the thing together is an underlying sympathy.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Great British Bake-Off
    Comment

    21 Sep '11

    2011-09-21T10:41:00Z

    “The raw battery acid of competition coating their nerves is inherently interesting.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • This is Jinsy
    Comment

    20 Sep '11

    2011-09-20T10:01:00Z

    “It offers a slice of oddball humour quite unlike anything else to be found.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Downton Abbey
    Comment

    19 Sep '11

    2011-09-19T10:49:00Z

    “It is moreish partly for the obvious reason that Fellowes is deft at keeping a large number of characters and plots in play.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • BILLY CONNOLLY’S ROUTE 66
    Comment

    16 Sep '11

    2011-09-16T10:42:00Z

    “I’d find Connolly funnier if he didn’t spend quite so much time poleaxed with mirth at his own jokes.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Planet Dinosaur
    Comment

    15 Sep '11

    2011-09-15T11:17:00Z

    “The problem is that knowledge and science generally take second place to B-movie spectacle.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Body Farm
    Comment

    14 Sep '11

    2011-09-14T11:58:00Z

    “Last night’s story reeked of decomposing scriptwriter.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Little England
    Comment

    13 Sep '11

    2011-09-13T11:16:00Z

    “Too boring. This couple, Monica and Nick, manage a chateau where some other people are getting married.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV

  • Appropriate Adult
    Comment

    12 Sep '11

    2011-09-12T10:00:00Z

    “It was a relief when he left the screen and we saw the mess he left behind.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Conspiracy Road Trip
    Comment

    9 Sep '11

    2011-09-09T13:06:00Z

    “Part of me felt that we needed to delve deeper into why these irrational beliefs had taken hold.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.