All Critics articles – Page 126
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TV Critics: Downton Abbey; Our Girl; Doctor Who
“One thing is sure: Downton will continue to be adored by millions, as long it offers moments of innocence, extravagance and sheer fun.”
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TV Critics: Scotland in a Day; Don't Drop the Baby; Operation Stonehenge
“It targeted stereotypes very hard to connect with the passionate yet canny people all over British screens for the past month.”
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TV Critics: Oh! You Pretty Things; Ireland’s Lost Babies; The Strain
“With great tunes and unbelievable trousers, this is a marvellous three-part series.”
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TV Critics: The Leftovers; Bad Education; The Motorway
“For a programme whose title sounds like a bad cookery show, there is much to chew on.”
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TV Critics: Cilla; Traders: Millions By the Minute; Glue
“It’s one of those extraordinary performances, like Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam, when an actor does more than play a real character; she becomes her.”
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TV Critics: The Real Noah’s Ark; Doctor Who; Sunday Night at the Palladium; The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
“Just as things were getting really interesting, the programme-makers swerved from historical analysis into a version of Grand Designs.”
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TV Critics: Operation Stonehenge; Who Do You Think You Are?; Penguins on a Plane; Bad Bridesmaid
“When described with the engaging enthusiasm of David Jacques from the University of Buckingham, even a dismally untelegenic pile of rock can capture our interest.”
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TV Critics: Scott & Bailey; All Creatures, Great and Stuffed; Celebrity Squares
“Moderately gripping and watchable in the extreme.”
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TV Critics: The Motorway; Hot Tub Britain
“This was an effective piece of no-frills television.”
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TV Critics: Cops and Robbers; The Secrets; The Rules of Abstraction
“Alex Kiehl’s film was one of those excellent documentaries that raised more questions than it provided answers.”
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TV Critics: Educating the East End; Chasing Shadows; Castles in the Sky
“Educating the East End might yet end up with a set of As”.
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TV Critics: Our Zoo; Horizon
“It wasn’t quite animazing, and it wasn’t quite mid-week, either, but it was almost shamefully watchable”
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TV Critics: Gems TV; Harry at 30; Super Senses
“Gems TV was an entertaining hour, soothingly soundtracked by 1950s easy listening.”
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TV Critics: Jamie's Comfort Food; 21 Up: New Generation; Who’s Doing The Dishes?
“Jamie’s Comfort Food feels like lingering in the comfort zone for this usually innovative chef.”
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TV Critics: The X Factor; Two Amigos; Crimes of Passion
“It’s hard to look at another Harry Styles haircut without seeing the contrivances nesting inside it.”
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TV Critics: Stammer School; Attenborough's Fabulous Frogs
“What a lovely, warm story, told respectfully and kindly, full of inspiration and hope”
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TV Critics: Hotel India; Star Paws; Secrets from The Asylum
“A humbling, fascinating look at a country where the chasm between rich and poor is vast.”
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TV Critics: Super Senses; Everyday Miracles; In the Club; Building the Dream
“The second instalment had more than enough standout moments to transcend its format.”
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TV Critics: Doctor Who; 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy; Under the Dome
“No disrespect to Smith or any of the others, but we have a true actor in the part this time.”
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TV Critics: The Honourable Woman; Russia's Lost Princesses; Educating Yorkshire
“Hugo Blick’s assured treatment of the conflict achieved televisual yoga.”