Iran and the West, BBC2
“This is proper, grown-up television.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Iran and the West, BBC2
“This programme proved that, when the subject matter is strong enough, you don't need any tricks such as the dreaded dramatic reconstruction or the celebrity presenter.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Iran and the West, BBC2
“As with her [Norma Percy] The Death of Yugoslavia and Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peaces, I came away from Iran and the West with the deep satisfaction that good storytelling engenders.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
Just Read with Michael Rosen, BBC4
“It's lovely. Mainly because Michael Rosen is so good at it.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Just Read with Michael Rosen, BBC4
“Just Read with Michael Rosen would have been better titled Can Read. Won't Read.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
Just Read with Michael Rosen, BBC4
“Without wishing to descend into a chorus of The Greatest Love of All, it's genuinely heartening seeing children being swept up by fiction, engaging their imaginations, and generally just enjoying the fact that a good book is as captivating as any of their favourite TV shows or PlayStation games.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman
Being Human, BBC3
“It's sharp, and dead funny and sexy and ... well, that's enough, isn't it? Try it.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Christianity: a History, C4
“She [Ann Widdecombe] brought a lot more personal passion to her subject that the average rent-a-presenter.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Christianity: a History, C4
“Ann Widdecombe's crosspatch take on the Reformation last night was not its finest hour.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
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