“Unlikely to scramble any basic assumptions about how science operates.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

The Story of Science

“You hope you’ll get a few take-home nuggets you never came across before and…it didn’t disappoint.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“I’m finding it hard not to agree that (Michael) Mosely should be in the BBC’s On The Way Up, Worth Investment league. He seems to know what he’s talking about, is engaging and enthusiastic.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“What we got was a fairly straightforward timeline history, well supplied with basic explanations and colourful anecdote…but unlikely to scramble any basic assumptions about how science operates.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

LA LA LAND, BBC3

“…because of the detail and nimbleness of Wootton’s characterisations. It’s genuinely funny.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

“Another of those sitcoms where you wince more often than laugh. It’s the Borat format, in triplicate. It’s an idea that does deliver a lot of laughs.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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