Kimberley: Young Mum: Ten Years On, Channel 4
“It's bleak but brilliant telly - an honest portrait of being a single young mum on benefits.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Kimberley - Young Mum: Ten Years On, Channel 4
“Asquith's documentary fought so shy of challenging the young mother, or asking difficult questions, that it bizarrely did Kimberley no favours at all. It's the worst kind of manipulation to make your viewer simply feel sorry for someone, when nagging not too far at the edges of your own film are difficult questions.”
Tim Teeman, The Times
Kimberley - Young Mum: Ten Years On, Channel 4
“This wasn't an intrusive film - we weren't shown any of the ugly scenes that seemed to blight the lives of Kimberley and Harvey. Instead we saw someone struggling very hard, to raise a son with love and boundaries and little money”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Kimberley: Young Mum: Ten Years On, Channel 4
“In this equally compelling follow-up Kimberley: Young Mum Ten Years On - she has had another son, Harvey, and his progress is being closely monitored.
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent
Who Killed the Honey Bee?, BBC4
“Keen apiarist Martha Kearney looked for the causes of blight that seems to be wiping out the world's bee population. But anyone expecting a stunning answer like “shampoo” or “mobile phones” would have been disappointed. A range of things are to blame, probably, from mites to viruses, intensive farming to climate change. Less sensational and sadly, les easy to tackle, too” Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Who Killed the Honey Bee?, BBC4
“It does all seem absurd, the idea of an aeroplane ferrying bees from Australia to California and back. How did the simple practice of beekeeping become so convoluted? And how can it be reversed? The Government has just announced £10m worth of funding to find out the answer. Hopefully, by the time that happens we won't be living in a bee-free world.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent
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