All Critics articles – Page 169

  • Heston
    Comment

    2 Mar '11

    2011-03-02T11:22:00Z

    “There is as much soap here as there is imagination.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • how_to_live_with_women.jpg
    Comment

    1 March '11

    2011-03-01T10:46:00Z

    “Like Tool Academy meets Hell’s Kitchen meets The Liver Birds meets The Vicar of Dibley.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Friday Night Dinner
    Comment

    28 Feb '11

    2011-02-28T11:53:00Z

    “Its biggest joke is the dad.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • The Spice Trail
    Comment

    25 Feb '11

    2011-02-25T10:53:00Z

    “It is just too mild and twee and, at 60 minutes, at least half an hour over-cooked.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    Comment

    24 Feb '11

    2011-02-24T10:06:00Z

    “I think watching this lot even in real time would still be jaw-dropping.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Silk
    Comment

    23 Feb '11

    2011-02-23T10:23:00Z

    “It is slick enough to be bought by any American TV network and filmed with only minimum alteration.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • When Teenage Meets Old Age
    Comment

    22 Feb '11

    2011-02-22T10:15:00Z

    “A lot of documentary makers treat television like a big chemistry set.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • South Riding
    Comment

    21 Feb '11

    2011-02-21T10:50:00Z

    “It is a highly entertaining destination and we are blessed with two wonderful leads.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Spice Trail
    Comment

    18 Feb '11

    2011-02-18T10:23:00Z

    “She’s just a teeny bit, how can I say this… unspicy.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • True Stories: War Child
    Comment

    16 Feb '11

    2011-02-16T10:59:00Z

    “It concentrated, in other words, on the one unanswerable argument against military violence – the collateral damage.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Comment

    15 Feb '11

    2011-02-15T10:16:00Z

    “This was a brave and enlightening documentary, almost too brave for its own good.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Promise
    Comment

    14 Feb '11

    2011-02-14T12:22:00Z

    “Ugly, unforgettable television.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Mad Dogs
    Comment

    11 Feb '11

    2011-02-11T10:38:00Z

    “It is dark and funny and strikes so near the knuckle of masculinity that it hurts.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • David Attenborough
    Comment

    10 Feb '11

    2011-02-10T11:29:00Z

    “It was full of wonders, and landscapes that seem to have come straight off a set designer’s drawing pad.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    Comment

    9 Feb ‘11

    2011-02-09T12:06:00Z

    “The latest nation to try its hand at global domination is China.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Outcasts
    Comment

    8 Feb ‘11

    2011-02-08T09:33:00Z

    “There was a tendency to force-feed the viewer information.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Promise
    Comment

    7 Feb '11

    2011-02-07T09:56:00Z

    “This is a reap-as-you-sow story, a psycho-analysis of a brutalised Israel.”

  • Louis Theroux Ultra Zionists
    Comment

    4 Feb '11

    2011-02-04T11:57:00Z

    “There are times when one wishes that Louis Theroux would stop going to difficult places.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Midsomer Nettles
    Comment

    3 Feb ‘11

    2011-02-03T11:45:00Z

    “DCI Barnaby was no more gripping a character as the end than he’d been in the middle or anywhere else.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Boardwalk Empire
    Comment

    2 Feb '11

    2011-02-02T10:52:00Z

    “There was something rather lifeless about it, as if the show was trying just that bit too hard to tick all the boxes.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.