Paradise or Bust, BBC2
“The whole thing is pretty hard to find fault with. Well done, everyone. What I'm not seeing is how this makes great television. Watching upbeat and ethical young people behaving responsibly and building eco toilets is quite boring.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Paradise or Bust, BBC2
“I tried to think of something grumpy to say about BBC2's new reality-challenge series Paradise or Bust. But I couldn't, because it's intriguing to watch.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Paradise or Bust, BBC2
“... there are another four hours of this to go, and if it doesn't dig out something a little more engaging than deluded earnestness, it could all get terribly tedious.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent
Paradise or Bust, BBC2
“A familiar if fairly interesting mix of Castaway, Grand Designs and Ground Force.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, Sky One
“He reminded us of the chief skill that won him a Bafta for Ross Kemp on Gangs: he fits in. He didn't just observe the troops training, he joined in, and took it seriously.”
Michael Deacon, The Daily Telegraph
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, Sky One
“Ross Kemp's exemplary (and I never expected to type that sequence of words) new documentary series for Sky One makes their [the soldiers] lives unforgettable.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
Rough Guide to Eco Escapes, Five
“Presented us with an array of holidays so tough, you'd probably need another holiday just to get over them.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Messiah, BBC1
“TV is too petty a medium for this many murders, this much blood.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent
Summerhill, CBBC
“Dramatically, it is Grange Hill meets Hogwarts, or Lord of the Flies with a happy ending.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
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