All Critics articles – Page 76
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CriticsDoctor Who
“This is perhaps the most different Doctor Who has ever felt, and not just because the Doctor is now a woman”
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CriticsThe Flu That Killed 50 Million
“In a grand tradition of drama-docs about terrifying contagions, this account of the 1918 Spanish flu was not for the faint-hearted”
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CriticsMichael Palin in North Korea
“It was a treat just to see Palin back in travel mode for the first time in years.”
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CriticsDefending the Guilty
“It was easy to skip past the holes in the premise because the put-downs fizzed and the pace didn’t let up.”
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CriticsThe Circle
“Entertaining, at least once they’d started interacting with each other, but lacking in insight.”
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CriticsMonkman & Seagull’s Genius Guide to Britain
“Amid the dumbed-down TV dystopia of Love Island and The X Factor, it was refreshing to see clever people on screen, being enthusiastic.”
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CriticsKilling Eve
“As revitalising as a grapefruit sorbet and as box-fresh as a new pair of knickers.”
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CriticsThe Mighty Redcar
“Proper heartwarming, heartrending film-making that, for a few nostalgic hours, made me love the BBC again.”
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CriticsPrincess Margaret: The Rebel Royal
“Hannah Berryman’s documentary, though excellent in many ways, struggled to give us an entirely clear picture of who Princess Margaret really was.”
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CriticsPress; The Mighty Redcar; Ross Kemp And The Armed Police
“Neat plot twists and sparky exchanges ensured it was an enjoyable romp, populated by bruised-but-noble heroes and amorally sleazy villains.”
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CriticsWanderlust
“By the time the sordid smut arrives it is as anticlimactic as a naughty weekend in Blackpool”
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CriticsOur Everest Challenge
“Fickle Mount Everest will give you moments most TV journeymen couldn’t dream of”