“A gruff, engaging guide.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

Alone in the Wild

Alone in the Wild, Channel 4
“It was hard to appreciate the utter solitude at first… Gradually, through, it dawned on us, as it dawned so horribly on Ed.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Alone in the Wild, Channel 4
“Ed Wardle was a gruff, engaging guide, but you may have through – watching him hack at wood and set rabbit traps – how futile some adventures might be, because beyond the extremity lies nothing but admitting oneself for facing that extremity.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

The Love of Money, BBC2
“A meticulous countdown to disaster, its clarity and the colossal scale of the facts and figures making it vastly more compelling than the dramatisation a few nights ago.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

The Love of Money, BBC2
“Brought us little by way of new information, but plenty by way of consolidation. The 24-style run down of Lehman’s death throes made for riveting viewing.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

The Love of Money, BBC2
“A gripping starry (starring Gordon Brown) analysis of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Lunch Monkeys, BBC3
“Broke [a] golden rule of modern comedy. Don’t set it in an office until memories of Gervais and Merchant’s genius creation have been given at least 30 years to fade.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

Lunch Monkeys, BBC3
“A dull sitcom in which Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps entered into an unhappy marriage with a sub-standard retread of The Office.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Off the Hook, BBC3
“Lough-out-loud moments were rare, but like its cast it had charm and a certain vulnerability.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

Off the Hook, BBC3
“A little too tame, too written-by-adults, to tempt the Skins generation, I suspect. But we’ll see.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show, ITV2
“It has improved considerably… It may not be Monty Python, but it ain’t that bad.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

You’re Nicked, Five
“Your only hope with CCTV shows like You’re Nicked! is that the presenter or the odd policeman might say something stupid. This one, in that respect, did not disappoint.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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