“Ghoulish but fascinating.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

History Cold Case

HISTORY COLD CASE, BBC2

“How I wish I’d tuned in sooner. It was the best thing on last night by a long way…historical, crime-y, and science-y all at once. And just pop-enough to make sense to a dunce like me.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

“A sort of CSI: Yesteryear, in which forensic experts take a break from modern crime-solving to identify remains from previous centuries.”
Tim Dowling, The Guardian

“Ghoulish but fascinating.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MUSEUM, BBC4

“Another unexpectedly engaging little programme.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

“This was thought-provoking stuff.”
Helen Rumbelow, The Times

ALL AT SEA, ITV1

“Television for those who, nearing the end of life, cease to worry about meaning and instead prefer to gaze at sunsets.”
Helen Rumbelow, The Times

“It was an awful lot like watching someone else’s holiday home videos. Which is to say: Dull.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

ALASKA STATE TROOPERS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

“It’s basically juddering footage of people getting arrested in the snow. With extra juddering.”
Tim Dowling, The Guardian

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