“Dante himself could not have painted a more terrifying vision of Hell.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
KERRY AND ME, C4
“Just as opaque is why Channel 4 has decided to dedicate an hour’s broadcasting schedule to her. The narrator offers a semi-justification that the point is to “see what it’s like to be a celebrity once no one wants you”, though really it’s hard to spot any purpose beyond conventional slebrity voyeurism.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Indepedent
“Hypocrisy exists in [Alleway’s] failure to address the problem of how far she herself is part of the media attention that Katona seems doomed to seek.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian
“This was far from light-hearted froth; Dante himself could not have painted a more terrifying vision of Hell. It’s a chilling tale and one very much in need of telling.”
Sarah Vine, The Times
GARETH MALONE GOES TO GLYNEBOURNE, BBC2
“It struck me that the joy of any programme involving Malone is that he has perfect pitch in everything.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian
“It was a bit of a one note composition. Discovering the reasons why he was such a rotter helped a little but not quite enough to qualify this as entertainment.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
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