From Evolution to The Odyssey: the week in rave reviews

Chris Packham takes us back to the beginning in awe-inspiring fashion, while Christopher Nolan heads for Homer with a grand adaptation. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews Summed up in a sentence A docuseries about our evolutionary journey that’s so wondrous and awe-inspiring it makes you feel like a child again.What our reviewer said “Evolution is a coronation. With this new, five-part BBC nature documentary, the presenter Chris Packham is effectively crowned the successor to David Attenborough. And a worthy one, I think most would agree.” Lucy Mangan Further reading ‘We didn’t develop heads until we’d evolved an arse. I like that’: Chris Packham’s epic ode to evolution Summed up in a sentence Hannah Waddingham stars in a comedy thriller about a 50-year-old assassin going rogue – and having to confess all to her best mate.What our reviewer said “It’s the perimenopausal comedy thriller caper of your dreams, but one that everyone can enjoy.” Lucy Mangan Further reading ‘An overnight success after 25 years? Delicious’: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham on sexism, stunts and stardom at 51 Summed up in a sentence Diane Morgan stars as a robot