“A social-history programme cunningly disguised as celebrity biography.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC1
“A story moving enough to shut anyone up.”
Esther Addley, The Guardian

Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC1
“A social-history programme cunningly disguised as celebrity biography, and the only real point of the latter is to sugar coat the more interesting bits of the former with a gloss of intimate connection.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Midsomer Murders, ITV1
“It’s formulaic, smug and more cloying than treacle toothpaste – but something here is working.”
Esther Addley, The Guardian

Wildest Dreams, BBC1
“Wildest Dreams is the result of a breeding experiment – the BBC’s Entertainment and Natural History Departments having been persuaded to copulate and produce a reality show in which eight wildlife enthusiasts compete for a potential job as a wildlife cameraman in the Natural History Unit.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Getting On, BBC4
“Brand didn’t stray far from her usual persona – that’s more of an observation than a criticism – but her performance was well-served by the innate decency which has always lurked, barely concealed, beneath her veneer of tough sarcasm.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Taking the Flak, BBC2
“An uninspired sitcom.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

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