All Critics articles – Page 177

  • Hugh’s Big Fish Fight
    Comment

    12 Jan '11

    2011-01-12T10:23:00Z

    “Hugh’s fight against waste had our attention.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Episodes
    Comment

    11 Jan '11

    2011-01-11T11:38:00Z

    “I find myself unable to give a fat thumbs-up.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Arctic with Bruce Parry
    Comment

    10 Jan ‘11

    2011-01-10T10:25:00Z

    “The hunting isn’t especially impressive, once the prey has been located.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • Sinking_of_the_Laconia_3.jpg
    Comment

    7 Jan ‘11

    2011-01-07T11:03:00Z

    “This is not just the story of a tragic sinking”. Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Golden Age of Coach Travel
    Comment

    6 Jan '11

    2011-01-06T11:14:00Z

    “Some of these BBC4 documentaries can be a bit on the flimsy side.” Read on for more verdicts on last night’s TV.

  • The Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald
    Comment

    5 Jan '11

    2011-01-05T11:35:00Z

    “The former newscaster flits about the Med failing to rise to the occasion.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Above_Suspicion_2011.jpg
    Comment

    4 Jan '11

    2011-01-04T11:14:00Z

    “I am happy to suspend as much disbelief as necessary, simply because the rewards are so great.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Zen.jpg
    Comment

    3 Jan '11

    2011-01-04T10:19:00Z

    “Easy to watch but like a mannequin, so challenging to warm to.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • CHRISTMAS WITH GORDON
    Comment

    23 Dec '10

    2010-12-23T11:19:00Z

    “He’s the man who makes cracking good food; each recipe absolutely bang-on for foodies who want to be pushed.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Accidental Farmer
    Comment

    22 Dec ‘10

    2010-12-22T10:07:00Z

    “Regardless of the opening, the rest of this comedy pilot trundled over ancient tracks.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV

  • The Nativity
    Comment

    21 Dec '10

    2010-12-21T11:02:00Z

    “That’s what is nice about this new telling of an old story: it will resonate, and it’s relevant.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Eddie Izzard
    Comment

    20 Dec ‘10

    2010-12-20T10:25:00Z

    “Substantial and moving.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
    Comment

    15 Dec '10

    2010-12-16T10:59:00Z

    “The show’s great insight, the scientific imagination turned in on itself, and created a sworn enemy: science fiction.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town
    Comment

    15 Dec '10

    2010-12-15T11:52:00Z

    “You can’t fail to warm to a person who gets to grips with a civilisation through its shit, piss and willy-fixation.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Savoy
    Comment

    14 Dec ‘10

    2010-12-14T09:57:00Z

    “The whole thing ended up looking about as classy as Wagner doing Cole Porter.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Take Me Out
    Comment

    13 Dec '10

    2010-12-13T10:34:00Z

    “It looks pitifully old-fashioned, devoid of consequence and unconvinced by its own premise.” Read on for the verdict on of last night’s TV.

  • The House that Made Me
    Comment

    10 Dec ‘10

    2010-12-10T12:26:00Z

    “It is time travel that might be designed to send you mad and, in television terms, the more troubled the celebrity, the better the conceit is going to work.” Read on for the verdict on of last night’s TV.

  • The Apprentice
    Comment

    9 Dec ‘10

    2010-12-09T13:51:00Z

    “Cleverer than it looked, even if it made the contestants look stupider.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Coronation Street
    Comment

    8 Dec ‘10

    2010-12-08T10:24:00Z

    “Gave old fans a chance to revisit visual treats.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Coronation Street
    Comment

    7 Dec ‘10

    2010-12-07T09:55:00Z

    “Vivid and terrifying… and leaving many loose ends.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV