'BBC2's new documentary series has started off remarkably well'. Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV

Wonderland: The Man Who Eats Badgers and Other Strange Tales from Bodmin Moor, BBC2 “You could have seen this, if you wanted to, as a film about how odd men are, and how very odd they become when there are no women around. All that's true, but it was also about hope.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Wonderland: The Man Who Eats Badgers and Other Strange Tales from Bodmin Moor, BBC2 “BBC2's new documentary series Wonderland has started off remarkably well.”
James Walton, Daily Telegraph

Wonderland: The Man Who Eats Badgers and Other Strange Tales from Bodmin Moor, BBC2 “(Daniel) Vernon's film didn't mock or belittle his subjects: while their lives and lifestyles were not the norm, neither did they seem utterly bizarre.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Modern Toss, C4
 “It's little animations are brilliant.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Reaper, E4
 “If you're not between the ages of 18 and 34, then you can relax. This wasn't made for you. [... ] Then again, if you care about theological nicety at all, this won't be for you whatever age you are.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

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