All Critics articles – Page 97
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CriticsFrancis Bacon; Apple Tree Yard; Special Forces; The Brit Who Tried To Kill Trump
“This was a barnstorming arts documentary that paid no lip service to the notion that we need to know about an artist’s technique to understand his work.”
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CriticsThe Cult Next Door; Fortitude; British History’s Biggest Fibs
“Confirmation that Vanessa Engle is the most important and original documentary maker working in British television today.”
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CriticsWomen Who Kill; Who Do You Think You Are?; Witless
“Director Matt Pelly probed a little behind the lurid headlines but not deep enough.”
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CriticsFurther Back in Time for Dinner; Case
“The series is always lovely to watch, whichever period it is set in.”
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CriticsHorizon; Royal Recipes; Reggie Yates; Great American Railroad Journeys
“Your interest in all this was probably correlated to how long you spend faffing in the mirror each day.”
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CriticsApple Tree Yard; Homeland; Call the Midwife
“Apple Tree Yard is adult drama in the best sense – subtle, unsettling and richly rewarding.”
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CriticsHorizon; Spy in the Wild; Urban Myths
“In terms of gripping TV, the programme fell slightly short.”
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CriticsMidsomer Murders; Hospital
“It’s not going to break any taboos, win any awards, or strike any real fear into the hearts of viewers, but it’s good, old-fashioned fluffy telly.”
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CriticsMeet the Trumps; Sugar Free Farm; Revolting; Martin Clunes
“It’s a shame it doesn’t reveal that Donald was actually born in Mexico, but it’s still pretty good.”
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CriticsCoach Trip; Britain’s Ancient Capital; Insert Name Here; Pointless
“This is television for people who find Big Brother too intellectually demanding.”
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CriticsSherlock; Taboo; Endeavour; Walking The Americas
“It certainly got the pulse racing, but it stretched credibility to the limit.”
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CriticsChewing Gum; Spy In The Wild; Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best?
“A big slice of modern working-class urban life shoved rudely, and gloriously, right in your face.”
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CriticsHospital; No Offence; The Lobby; The Reassembler
“An hour of television to leave you worn out and deeply worried.”
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CriticsOur Dancing Town; Islands of Australia; Bright Lights; Dan Snow On Lloyd George
“As people realise what this is all about, they will love it.”
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CriticsThe Week We Went Wild; The Halcyon; The Undateables; The Great Indoors
“It was lazy, corrupt, exploitative of damaged, vulnerable people and altogether shameful.”
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CriticsTaboo; Let it Shine; Endeavour
“The show has atmosphere and a strong story. It might just turn out to be excellent.”
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CriticsUnforgotten; Death in Paradise; Spies
“This is proper, thought-through writing in which character, plot and meaning are all in play.”
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CriticsNo Offence; Italy’s Invisible Cities
“Just the thing for January nights and indeed the rest of the year.”
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CriticsRobson Crusoe; Revolting; The Great Interior Design Challenge
“Robson Green is affable company even when he is failing to catch fish on a desert island.”
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CriticsThe Halcyon, Silent Witness, Great British Railway Journeys, An Island Parish
“On a cold January evening, this was utterly delightful escapist television.”