'... gratuitously ill-mannered, chaotically assembled and obsessed with celebrity.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Gordon Ramsey's F Word, Channel 4
“... a horrible programme, gratuitously ill-mannered, chaotically assembled and obsessed with celebrity.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Gordon Ramsey's F Word, Channel 4
“... still childish, still facile, but in rude health nonetheless.”
Leo Benedictus, The Guardian

The World's Tallest Woman, Channel 4
“At the start, presenter Mark Dolan had the nerve to say ‘in the 21st century, you'd think the freak show was dead' - which only goes to show that he can't watch Channel 4 much.”
James Walton, Daily Telegraph

The World's Tallest Woman, Channel 4
“... was, well, utterly vile.”
Leo Benedictus, The Guardian

What Happened Next?: Global Village Trucking Co., BBC4
“This portrait was so humane and heart-warming, you almost wanted to shed your clothes, paint your body and join them for a frenzied midnight drumming session deep in the woods. Well, almost.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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