“It was cool and non-judgmental, and all the more powerful and creepy for being so.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

The Virgin Daughters, C4
“There have been other films about no sex in America, but this was a particularly good one - by Jane Treays, who has made a lot of good documentaries. It was cool and non-judgmental, and all the more powerful and creepy for being so.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Virgin Daughters, C4
“Anyone with a sugar intolerance would have been advised to stay well away from last night's The Virgin Daughters which managed the difficult feat of combining nausea-inducing saccharine with an air of distinct creepiness.”
Virginia Blackburn, The Daily Express

The Virgin Daughters, C4
“Director Treays occasionally piped up, but her voice seemed remarkably weak and pliant with the agenda of the dads and the flaxen-haired angels. For a well-known ‘author' this film lacked authorship.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Extraordinary People: The Million Dollar Mind Reader, Five
“So not an extraordinary person then, nor a mind reader. And no million dollars. A more accurate title would have been Ordinary People: The Liar. But maybe no one would have watched that.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Extraordinary People: The Million Dollar Mind Reader, Five
“The programme ended with Ogilvie's claims comprehensively rubbished, but his self-esteem intact. Result all round.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent

Extraordinary People: The Million Dollar Mind Reader, Five
“Ogilvie clearly thought he had something, so it was unfortunate that having failed one of the tests, he remarked: ‘Why wouldn't I have a go? It was for $1million dollars'.”
Virginia Blackburn, The Daily Express

Extraordinary People: The Million Dollar Mind Reader, Five
“Ultimately Ogilvie received some comfort from the news that his brain exhibited funny electrical patterns which implied he did communicate in a “non-verbal” way. By this point my own brain was exhibiting funny electrical patterns.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

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