All Critics articles – Page 188

  • The Naked Office
    Comment

    10 July ‘09

    2009-07-10T09:34:00Z

    “It was utter bilge.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Taking the Flak
    Comment

    9 July ‘09

    2009-07-09T09:10:00Z

    “Begins promisingly enough.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • True Stories: Maximum Jail
    Comment

    8 July ‘09

    2009-07-08T12:12:00Z

    “Captivating TV.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Teenagers Fighting Cancer
    Comment

    7 July ‘09

    2009-07-07T09:31:00Z

    “An almost unbearably moving account.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Total Wipeout
    Comment

    6 July ‘09

    2009-07-06T12:38:00Z

    “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.

  • Psychoville
    Comment

    3 July ‘09

    2009-07-03T10:06:00Z

    “Properly creepy.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Take
    Comment

    2 July ‘09

    2009-07-02T09:09:00Z

    “This deliriously silly drama was spun out far too long, wasting the talents of a brilliant cast, who somehow just by snivelling, threatening and crying that bit more classily than their scrappy gangland source material demanded made it work.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • David Hockney: A Bigger Picture
    Comment

    1 July ‘09

    2009-07-01T09:58:00Z

    “This film may well be the best anyone will ever make about Hockney’s process.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Inside Nature’s Giants
    Comment

    30 June ‘09

    2009-06-30T09:42:00Z

    “This televised animal autopsy is a perfect example of how TV is constantly bringing us extraordinary things.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Revelations: How to Find God
    Comment

    29 June ‘09

    2009-06-29T10:20:00Z

    “Ronson adroitly deconstructed exactly how Alpha manages to turn a significant number of, admittedly, questioning agnostics into believers.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Psychoville
    Comment

    26 June ‘09

    2009-06-26T11:49:00Z

    “Corking stuff.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Ugly Betty
    Comment

    25 June ‘09

    2009-06-25T10:55:00Z

    “It’s brilliant.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Property Snakes and Ladders
    Comment

    24 June ‘09

    2009-06-24T11:47:00Z

    “If some producer invites you to be on an episode of Property Snakes and Ladders, you’ve already made your first mistake.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Wire
    Comment

    23 June ‘09

    2009-06-23T12:16:00Z

    “I’m beginning to wonder whether some kind of mind-bending drug might add comprehension.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • James May on the Moon
    Comment

    22 June ‘09

    2009-06-22T11:14:00Z

    “Downright moving, if also slightly terrifying.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Krod Mandoon and the Sword of Fire
    Comment

    19 June ‘09

    2009-06-19T09:42:00Z

    “It is, quite simply, rubbish.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Price of Life
    Comment

    18 June ‘09

    2009-06-18T09:25:00Z

    “Despite Adam Wishart’s courage in tackling a provocative issue, The Price of Life was primarily an opportunity missed.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Occupation
    Comment

    17 June ‘09

    2009-06-17T09:47:00Z

    “It’s the sort of serious, ambitious commissioning that justifies the licence fee. In fact, it’s almost enough to make you forgive them Bonekickers.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Supersizers Eat… The Eighties
    Comment

    16 June ‘09

    2009-06-16T09:40:00Z

    “I’m sure it’s fun for them, but it’s not especially interesting or entertaining to watch. I don’t really understand what the point of it is, to be honest.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Casualty 1909
    Comment

    15 June ‘09

    2009-06-15T09:56:00Z

    “It’s issue-led rather than story-led, dramatisation rather than drama. With not much in the way of characters.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.