The Colour of Money, ITV1
“The Colour of Money is advertised as the ‘most stressful game on television'. It's as stressful as bingo night at the village hall. And the shiny floor didn't even look very shiny. We know ITV is hard up, but has it replaced its spotlights with eco-bulbs?
Andrew Billen, The Times
The Colour of Money, ITV1
"They're calling it the most stressful thing on TV. I'm calling Chris Tarrant the most depressing thing on TV. He's just so horrid and toady."
Sam Wollaston, Guardian
Piers Morgan's Life Stories, ITV1
“Every sane person on earth loathes Morgan and everything he represents.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman
Piers Morgan's Life Stories, ITV1
“He got the quotes he wanted about how she hated her former X Factor colleague Dannii Minogue, but by the end the two were holding hands like a couple of luvvies.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
Free Agents, C4
“The fatally underwritten sitcom, Free Agents, encapsulates the problem with so much new British comedy: it doesn't contain any actual jokes. Uninspired swearing and tired references to kinky sex are simply no substitute for a well-tendered gag.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman
Christianity: A History, C4
"Because each episode is so much guided by a single person's opinion, it always leaves quite a lot unsaid."
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Timewatch: Queen Elizabeth's Lost Guns, BBC2
"Anyone would think this was a half-hour programme stretched into an hour."
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
30 Rock, Five USA
"It was wonderfully fast, well-scripted, funny and unexpectedly warm... The only thing wrong is its frantic knowingness."
John Walsh, Independent
Solitary Endeavour on the Southern Ocean, BBC2
"This tale of wasted bravery was a difficult but rewarding voyage, and you couldn't abandon ship before the end."
John Walsh, Independent
Solitary Endeavour on the Southern Ocean, BBC2
"This extraordinary film [...] is an excellent tribute to [Andrew McAuley]."
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
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