Tom Daley: Illegal to Be Me; Cryptocurrency: Has The Bubble Burst?; Secrets Of The Spies

“Daley, if not the nation’s sweetheart then surely one of them, is the headline act, the gateway to a difficult and often harrowing documentary that shines a light on other people’s stories. He is open to discussion and having his mind changed, and there is a sense that many viewers will be learning along with him. It is an oddity, in this polarised age, to find that it is not a polemic, and that Daley is willing to enter into conversations that educate him and inform his developing views..” 
Rebecca Nicholson,  The Guardian 

“The default interviewing mode was wide-eyed astonishment, followed by shots of Daley leaning against walls looking pensive, as though posing for an indie album cover. It gave the whole endeavour a My First Activism tinge. But then Daley’s naïveté may perhaps shock jaded viewers into viewing these grim statistics afresh…Though Daley’s own experience hardly compares, it was still interesting to hear him recount how he was afraid of losing his career if he revealed his sexuality, and how he overachieved in diving to offset that censure. His mum recalled him shaking when telling his grandparents; one set took it better than the other. Not everyone welcomed his coming out video: one person commented “We can’t have a bloody f-g representing us.” Most poignantly, Daley hopes his late father (after whom his son Robbie is named) would be proud of him. All of which makes that opening ceremony moment, which formed the grand climax of the documentary, a qualified victory: a symbol of hope and solidarity, but hardly a blanket solution.” 
Marianka Swain, The Telegraph

“I like Adepitan as a presenter but he was ill-served by this dumbed-down production. In a bid to pep up proceedings, he adopted the credulous style of Gregg Wallace on Inside The Factory – going wide-eyed and exclaiming: “Wow! That’s mad!” Colourful explainer graphics lent the feel of a Blue Peter segment, rather than prime-time factual fare. Filming took place shortly before the June crash which saw values of cryptocurrencies fall through the floor. A new ending was hastily tacked onto the documentary. This was filmed, I spotted, in my local pub. It was the most exciting moment in the entire hour. Adepitan’s £500, incidentally, was now worth £340. Was it the end for the crypto dream? Or just a temporary blip in this volatile new market? Nobody seemed to know. Adepitan shrugged at the camera. Credits rolled. A frustrating sign-off to a film which felt like a wasted opportunity.”
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph

“But Ade’s investigations didn’t include any history. All his attention was on a man in a Lamborghini, who claimed to have made so much money speculating in cryptocurrencies that he now regarded a £1 million investment not as gambling but as a philosophical experiment. Yeah, right.” Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail

“A lightweight but amusing browse through the annals of espionage. It’s always fun to see how keen old spies are to tell all. From KGB defectors to Al-Qaeda double agents, they queued up to reveal their deceptions. They’re so thrilled to have an audience, it’s a wonder they ever managed to conceal their secret identities.” 
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail