“Refreshingly, the film eschewed tabloid sensationalism to take hooliganism seriously as a subculture”

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“Refreshingly, the film eschewed tabloid sensationalism to take hooliganism seriously as a subculture. It touched on the role played by fashion and music, and how ‘firms’ provided a sense of camaraderie for marginalised working-class men. This was football from a socio-cultural perspective, but no less fascinating for it.”
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph

Jamie’s £1 Wonders, Channel 4

“It is an awkward watch: however good it is, there is a constant voice in one’s head bemoaning that it needs to exist at all. Throughout £1 Wonders he is trying his best to say the right thing and not usually managing it, but his efforts are sincere. If people need all the help they can get right now, there is a decent portion of it here.”
Jack Seale, The Guardian

“This was one of the best Imagines that I have seen, Blackman’s life almost a novel in itself as she told of Tara, the baby she lost at 14 weeks, and being viciously trolled by racists because the media had misrepresented what she said about there needing to be more diversity in children’s books.”
Carol Midgley, The Times

“It was the souvenirs and ornaments around the house that gave this show an informative, entertaining twist. Auctioneer Christina Trevanion ferreted them out and restorer Will Kirk gave them a polish. They rolled up in their mobile Repair Shop and embarked on a Bargain Hunt before it all went Under The Hammer. The elements of this daily show might not be original but they combine neatly.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail

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