Peter Thompson (I)

Opinion: In praise of BBC Two's Count Arthur Strong

Delaney has aged into the Count quite comfortably, no longer a hint of a young man in a silly wig.

Peter Thompson, Giggle Beats, 13th July 2013

The use of props to add colour to a show that is, let's face it, better suited to Radio 4, is understandable. It doesn't stop the programme from being both amusing and informative, certainly. So it's just a shame that the toy horned helmets worn by Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and guest scrutineer Martha Kearney don't really support Julian Richards's theory that the Vikings were a force for good. Then again, a Viking shield might have helped ward off the spiky quips from Dr Peter Thompson, who believes our eyes don't tell us what's really out there.

Gill Crawford, Radio Times, 3rd November 2009