“Undeniably good fun, in a boysy kind of way.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

BEAR GRYLLS: BORN SURVIVOR, DISCOVERY

“Born survivor has nothing to do with survival, and everything to do with entertainment. And it is undeniably good fun, in a boysy kind of way.”
John Crace, The Guardian

“Within the first 20 seconds of this hi-octane, low intellect, all action documentary I was absolutely exhausted.”
Sarah Vine, The Guardian

DIVE, DIVE, DIVE!, BBC4

“An hour dedicated to the story of the submarine in movie history felt half an hour too long.”
John Crace, The Guardian

JOANNA LUMLEY’S NILE, ITV1

“Lovely was the word that most sprang to mind throughout. Lovely people, lovely scenery, lovely Lumley.”
Sarah Vine, The Times

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