“High-quality crystal-meth television.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

Flash Forward

FlashForward, Five

“Is this going to be a thoughtful romp through the old free will versus fate argument? Or a load of old tosh? We can’t see six months down the line, so we’ll just have to keep watching.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“It may not be the Sopranos but it has the glossy, intelligent, moreish qualities of Lost, before Lost got lost in its own flashforwards.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

“High-quality crystal-meth television. I’m hooked.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“The opening episode integrated these personal LA stories into a seismic international crisis, and did so with such panache that I had a little flash forward of my own, and saw myself following the series the end.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

Ross Noble’s Australian Road Trip, Five
“The magic of his stand-up did not translate beyond his immediate audience to the camera and in the travelogue sections, he failed to quite suppress the colossal yawn Australia was invoking in him.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Upgrade Me, BBC4
“In the end, rather like the latest must-have mobile or MP3 player, this programme excited by didn’t quite satisfy.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Upgrade Me, BBC4
“A quirky documentary… with plenty of thought-provoking material.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

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