“Because it was pitched at a family audience of non-scientists, the first episode of the series was highly simplistic, a whistle-stop tour of first principles.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

The Genius of Charles Darwin, C4
“A welcome throwback to an age when people were clever enough to understand ideas without computer-generated graphics, rock soundtracks or dodgy actors.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The Genius of Charles Darwin, C4
“Because it was pitched at a family audience of non-scientists, the first episode of the series was highly simplistic, a whistle-stop tour of first principles.”
Deborah Orr, The Independent

The Genius of Charles Darwin, C4
“What we deserved from a programme called The Genius of Charles Darwin was not Dawkins arguing the toss with pubescent creationists but a clear and inspirational exposition of Darwinism. Dawkins was the right man to deliver it but Channel 4, with its low production values, was not the channel to help him.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

The Genius of Charles Darwin, C4
“On the one hand, we got a brilliant and heartfelt guide to how Darwin's ideas developed. On the other, virtually every point was accompanied by a vigorous yet entirely predictable sideswipe at religious believers and their benighted ways. This only had the effect of constantly interrupting the interesting stuff.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

I'm Kylie's Body Double, BBC3
“A lively idea stretched far beyond its natural elasticity.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

I'm Kylie's Body Double, BBC3
“Rowan Deacon's film was jolly enough [... ] But the models with their perfect hands and feet sadly failed to come up with anything even close to a perfect quote.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

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