Michael Smith’s Drivetime: summary of press coverage

I've finally managed to collate the pick of the press coverage of Michael Smith's Drivetime.

It's amazing!


Patsy

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Series:
* "hypnotic, lyrical odyssey..." - The Times

* "Excellent. Brilliant, laconic state-of-the-nation road trip... frequently hilarious, always charming, and occasionally informative... his off-the-cuff comments are as funny as most of telly's scripted ones." - Guardian

* "...another of his characteristically thoughtful meditations... a succession of insights into everyday culture... a major new TV talent..." - Time Out

* “Offbeat gem…”- The Independent

* "You can see why BBC Four has gone for Michael Smith in such a big way… nuggets of pure poetry" - The Times


Individual episodes:
* "Our poet of the road: BBC4's antithesis to Top Gear…" - The Independent

* "We've thoroughly enjoyed Michael Smith's ruminations on a life in motion... in tonight's closing episode, Smith reaches motoring nirvana... thoughtful and engaging." - Time Out (which selected all six programmes of the series in its TV Picks).

* "insights... incisive, get you thinking..." - Guardian

* "enjoyably tireless, accessibly lyrical recalcitrance... convincing tract about how satnav has gradually inhibited our freedom... a refreshingly upbeat instalment..."
- Time Out

"... erudite and engaging, Smith continues to be a unique and cherishable TV presence." - Time Out

* "eloquent burbling... delightfully lucid soundbites... He's like a UK Kerouac for the homogenised generation... Why doesn't Smith have a regular show yet?" - Alexi Duggins, Time Out

* "almost grunge... observing it all like Jonathan Meades, JG Ballard and Ray Gosling rolled into one" - The Observer

* "The novelist Michael Smith, once described as the Hunter S Thompson of Hartlepool, is a bit of a TV one-off..." - The Independent




31 March 2009