“Beautifully shot and packed with anthropological insight.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

THE SECRET LIFE OF BUILDINGS, C4

“Beautifully shot and packed with anthropological insight.”
Alex Hardy, The Times

“It is nothing new to propose that architecture has a psychological effect on its inhabitants, but, in this first of three episodes, Dyckhoff offered scientific evidence to suggest that it has a physiological effect too.”
Tim Walker, The Independent

“The shortage of homes is in part caused by too many people coming to this island, something the programme rather played down.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

MY LIFE AS A TURKEY: NATURAL WORLD SPECIAL, BBC2

“The uniqueness of the situation gave rise to an utterly distinctive programme: part nature show, part soap, part Zen philosophical teaching.”
Alex Hardy, The Times

“A beautifully executed docudrama… And yet, at times, it tipped from scientific observation into romanticised self-help lecture.”
Tim Walker, The Independent

“Beautiful, charming, funny, sad, thought-provoking even.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“Fascinating and charming.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

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