All Critics articles – Page 136
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CriticsTV Critics: Birds of a Feather; Silent Witness; PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster
“At best, quaintly old-fashioned and, at worst, tired, dated and utterly unnecessary.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Sherlock
“I think Sir Arthur would approve, enjoy it too. Hard not to really.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Him & Her; Utopia; Educating Yorkshire at Xmas
“Claustrophobic, grubby and as unsettling as it is funny.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Great Train Robbery
“The film itself set off like a locomotive. In fact, the direction of its first five or so minutes may be the best thing I’ve seen on telly all year.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Great British Bake Off; The Call Centre; The Lockerbie Bombing; Masters of Sex
“Mary Berry treated him with real affection, like an auntie with a favourite naughty nephew.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Kirstie's Crafty Christmas; Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas; Ripper Street
“It’s all a bit Blue Peter circa 1970. Or the kind of stuff you’d say nice things about if your child came home from school with.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: X Factor; Psychopath Night; Great British Sewing Bee; Mandela: The Prison Years; The Great Art Robbery
“X Factor badly needs a makeover, as it’s all starting to feel very, very dated indeed.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Audience; Christmas Supermarket Secrets; Mummy’s Little Murderer
“Call me soft, but The Audience reaffirmed my belief in humanity. Come on, it’s Christmas.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Lucan; Patisserie; SPOTY at 60
“Lucan was a brilliantly acted, cleverly scripted and beautifully shot drama.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Heston’s Great British Food; Manhunt; Last Tango in Halifax; New Hidden Killers
“To be honest, for tea I probably would prefer really good simple fresh fish and chips to all this jellied humour. But, as television, it’s fabulous.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Great British Garden Revival; Ripper Street; Dispatches; Liberty
“Alongside the smuggery and social conscience, though, there was a message for even the most concreted-over of hearts.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Hawking; I'm a Celebrity; The Bible; The Paradise
‘’It offered us perhaps the only chance to know the personality behind the electronic voice and mile-high list of accolades.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Silent War; Getting Rich in the Recession; The Audience; Byzantium
“A workmanlike account of the role subs played in the Cold War.” Read on for the verdict on last night’sTV.
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CriticsTV Critics: 28 Up South Africa; Fame In China; Problems; Nigel And Adam's Farm Kitchen
“This was filmmaking played for the highest stakes, and it was profoundly moving.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Young, British and Broke; Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve; The Joy of Logic
“This programme should be compulsory viewing for a generation.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Liberty of London; Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves; Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
“A fun festive glimpse behind the scenes.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Bible; The Secret Life of Mary Poppins; Homeland; How Video Games Changed the World
“It was utter tosh: tosh as television drama and tosh as a retelling of the Bible.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Legacy; Getting Rich in the Recession; What Happens in Kavos; Him & Her
“One half creaky reds-under-the-bed spy yarn and one part something rather more interesting.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Narnia's Lost Poet; Tudor Monastery Farm; The Culture Show; Nigel And Adam's Farm Kitchen; Crackanory
“It created a beautifully appropriate air of loving respect both for the man and his art.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CriticsTV Critics: Strange Days; Imagine; Last Tango in Halifax; The Sound Of Musicals; Cathedrals
“What a pleasure it was to look at the world through Judith Kerr’s eyes for a little while.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.