Missing in the Amazon (The Guardian) - “It’s all interesting, but the pace seems leisurely to me – though that might well be because, unlike most investigative shows, I already know this story. Let’s hope that the lengthy setup doesn’t come at the expense of attention, not only for Dom and Bruno’s sake, but also for our own. This is an enormously shocking story that starts small and deadly but ends up involving the whole planet.”
This Was Always Me (Global) - “These are revealing and tender interviews, and I recommend them all.”

Fiona Sturges in the FT

The Wargame (Sky News/Tortoise) - “Purely as entertainment, the series isn’t without problems… No matter how much producers try to build a sense of peril, it’s impossible to forget that this is a mock-up enacted by a group of government retirees, and that there are currently real wars causing unfathomable suffering in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and beyond. But as a piece of propaganda for increased defence spending in the UK, The Wargame is smart, effective, and chilling to boot.”

James Marriott in the Times

The Wargame (Sky News/Tortoise) - “This is all marvellously compelling audio, though by the time we were talking about nuking Moscow I did wonder whether the producers were camping up the horror on purpose. ★★★★★

Chris Bennion in the Daily Telegraph

The Wargame (Sky News/Tortoise) - “It all sounds like the stuff of a hokey Sky TV thriller, but the scenario has been painstakingly assembled by war expert Dr Robert Johnson of the University of Oxford. Stopping it all sliding into silliness is the measured responses of the participants, who resist the urge to ham it up (apart from one weirdly stirring moment when Straw ticks off the US secretary of state). At times, with the muted voices and soft murmurings of ‘yes, I agree actually’, it takes on the air of a parish council meeting. Albeit a parish council meeting where they are facing the prospect of armageddon.”

Lucy White in the Irish Independent

The World, The Universe and Us (New Scientist) - “Heavy matter topics delivered with a light touch include an unsettling experiment of inserting bioelectronic devices into tadpoles, in a quest to further understand how early development of the human brain might work (hmmm?), and the dubious pros and common-sense cons of mining for platinum on the moon.
MissPerceived (ind.) - "Queries gender myths and received wisdom.”
AI Haven’t a Clue - “Unpick current AI headlines.”