“Makes you think of something itchy, scratchy, painful, thoroughly unwelcome”. Read on for more cutting criticism of last night's TV.

Hugh's Chicken Run, C4
“Hugh's bouncy enthusiasm is hard to resist.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Hugh's Chicken Run, C4
“such a good idea.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Hugh's Chicken Run, C4
“This series isn't just about how our culture treats chickens. It's about how it treats people too.”Deborah Orr, The Independent

Hugh's Chicken Run, C4
“So far at least, the programme lacks the campaigning flair and telegenically righteous anger that made Jamie's School Dinners such a powerful watch.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Hugh's Chicken Run, C4
“If this programme, part of C4's Big Food Fight strand, takes flight, it might have more effect on both nations' [rich and poor] eating habits than even Jamie's School Dinners.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Wire in the Blood, ITV1
“Wire in the Blood took full and excited advantage of its new setting by adding a relentless all-purpose Texan soundtrack, and using even more camera trickery than ever [... ] Of course, this type of self-conscious direction can work well in the service of a good, unsettling story. Here, I'm afraid, it felt more like a doomed attempt to distract us from noticing that almost no aspect of the plot made any sense.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Wire in the Blood, ITV1
“Makes you think of something itchy, scratchy, painful, thoroughly unwelcome, on its knees just begging to be removed.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Elephant Diaries, BBC1
“... the animal misery continues.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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