Walt Disney: A Life in Films
3.7/5
Critic Rating
Mel Giedroyc steps into the magical world of Walt Disney, exploring his extraordinary life through the stories of ten of the much mythologised genius's best-loved works. (Only available in the UK.)
Critic Reviews
Score: 2
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Jul 8, 2023
"I was sorely disappointed. Giedroyc is not examining Disney’s career: she’s just reading from a script, in a singsong bedtime story manner. Someone else has done all the research, someone else has written her words. We are back to ye olde Radio 2 days of getting celebrities with no connection to a subject to read aloud to us, and I am not happy about it at all."
Score: 4.5
Hannah J Davies • The Guardian • Jul 6, 2023
"...it could easily descend into hagiography. Gladly it’s not afraid to look at the wider context around Disney – and his more controversial works."
Score: 4.5
Charlotte Runcie • Telegraph UK • Jul 5, 2023
"...there’s something quirky and appealing about using radio to tell a story about a man whose genius was so profoundly visual. Giedroyc herself has a delicious voice for radio, warm and inviting, empathetic and speckled with wit. I wanted, though, more of Giedroyc’s personality in the storytelling, and more of her own direct reflections on Disney movies. But the material, and the characters, are all there, and all enchanting."
