“If they want to fill two hours of primetime BBC1 over two consecutive nights there had better be more in it for viewers than a few snatched shots of long-faced primates interspersed with what looked suspiciously like library pics.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
Living with Monkeys, BBC1
“Part Attenborough, part Fossey, and now part Greystoke, Living With Monkeys is complete.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Living with Monkeys, BBC1
“If they want to fill two hours of primetime BBC1 over two consecutive nights there had better be more in it for viewers than a few snatched shots of long-faced primates interspersed with what looked suspiciously like library pics.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
Property Snakes and Ladders, C4
“Despite the carefully reworked presentation to try and make it all seem relevant, basically Property Snakes And Ladders was not really different enough from all the past Beeny shows, apart from the downer ending. And surely even those with an appetite for these programmes must feel sated, if not sick of them, by now.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman
Property Snakes and Ladders, C4
“The new post-bust element in property shows appears to be schadenfreude, and I don’t think this has added too much value to the genre.”
Deborah Orr, The Independent
Mary, Queen of Charity Shops, BBC2
“Mary, Queen of Charity Shops has the great advantage of being a genuinely good idea. Thus far, however, the only person Portas has entirely converted to her new-found enthusiasm for secondhand quality instead of brand-new tat is herself.”
Deborah Orr, The Independent
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