'Little more than a pretty snowstorm of details.' Read on for more cutting criticism of the weekend's TV.

Tropic of Capricorn, BBC2
“Ultimately, Tropic of Capricorn is little more than a pretty snowstorm of details; its dinky observations mere flakes of geographical dandruff scattered across the shoulders of a well-meaning but slightly dull man in beige trousers. It has the insight of a Flickr photo-book and the depth of a Rough Guide to A Really Small Bit of Africa. These are not good things.”
Sarah Dempster, The Guardian

Tropic of Capricorn, BBC2
“This first episode had a little too much of the government information film about it: visiting a brick factory in Namibia and a diamond-sorting shed and government health clinic in Botswana. But Simon Reeve is a very likeable travelling partner.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Tropic of Capricorn, BBC2
“Reeve may lack the obvious charm of Michael Palin - but, partly for that reason, his programmes seem to be meatier affairs: less about him, and more about the places he's visiting.”
James Walton, Daily Telegraph

Tropic of Capricorn, BBC2
“... it's Simon Reeves' modesty that makes us focus so much on the journey, with all its highs and lows.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Inside Hamas, C4
“What little the camera was allowed to film, was deeply saddening.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Inside Hamas, C4
“Rodrigo Vazquez's intriguing film.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Inside Hamas, C4
“Last night's documentary did its best to give Hamas the chance to overthrow our received ideas about it. In the end, however, that chance wasn't taken.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Lost, Sky One
“Simply put, Lost has been one of the best TV shows of recent years.”
Neil Midgley, Daily Telegraph

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