'It's all astonishing, unbelievable, sublime, savage, quite overpowering.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.

Joanna Lumley: In the Land of the Northern Lights, BBC1
 “It's all astonishing, unbelievable, sublime, savage, quite overpowering.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Joanna Lumley: In the Land of the Northern Lights, BBC1
 “The excuse for sending the absurdly indulged Lumley to Norway and beyond was the lamest I have ever heard.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Joanna Lumley: In the Land of the Northern Lights, BBC1
“Why is it supposedly better to have a celebrity presenting a subject with clumsy emotion, than a specialist with intelligence and insight?”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means, BBC2
 “... testosterone-pounding but otherwise motiveless trek to Australia.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means, BBC2
“Ireland to Sydney, what's that about? What's any of it about?”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Harry and Paul, BBC1
 “... this half hour was pure pleasure.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Earth: The Climate Wars, BBC2
“Do we really need a light-hearted look at climate change? About as much as we need a pair of melting ice-caps.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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