“I find watching people falling off big red balls into water really funny. It’s wrong, I know - sorry.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

Total Wipeout

Total Wipeout, BBC1
“I find watching people falling off big red balls into water really funny. It’s wrong, I know - sorry.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Total Wipeout, BBC1
“I should say here that I’m not inherently prejudiced against the pleasures of watching people fall into ponds. It’s just that I’d like the spectacle to be seasoned with something other than Richard Hammond – linking the whole thing together from a studio several thousand miles away from the action – and rhyming exhortations bellowed by the sort of people who address themselves in the third person at moments of stress.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Revelations: Muslim School, C4
“It didn’t make for a very interesting documentary.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman

Born Survior: Bear Grylls, C4
“Born Survivor: Bear Grylls is further proof that some audiences want exactly what they had yesterday, regurgitated and with a fresh bit of parsley on top as garnish.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

On Thin Ice, BBC2
“Oh dear, it’s not exactly Scott and Amundsen.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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