“His rather breathless manner was justified because he was often talking while crouched beneath several tons of unstable chalk.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars, BBC4

“Peter Barton did name check Faulks’s book and his film about the tunnelling war at the Somme proved to be gripping location history. He has a rather breathless manner when addressing the camera, but it was justified, partly because he was often talking while crouched beneath several tons of unstable chalk.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Game of Thrones, Sky Atlantic

“Where the last couple of weeks have been heavy on people having a moan in damp castles – someone please give the Starks something interesting to do in the fresh air – this week had stronger focus on those truly advancing the “game of thrones”.
Olly Richards, The Telegraph

“Dinklage was as glorious as ever as Tyrion, particularly when he dithered  in his attempts to tell Sansa that he will look after her. Turner meanwhile seemed stiffer than a plank of wood, I think they should change her name to balsa and have done with it. At the moment it is difficult to suspend my belief and take her for a naive 14-year-old girl, she is far too womanly and fails to convince.”
Neela Debnath, The Independent

Branded a Witch, BBC3

“There’s no doubting the sincerity of those who believe in kindoki or witchcraft. But there’s little doubt about their toxic effects either, explored in Kevani Kanda’s distressing BBC3 film.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

 

 

 

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