“Its usual impressive stride.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC1
“Its usual impressive stride.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC1
“She [Patsy Kensit] upsets easily and, when she is upset, she rains tears like a lawn sprinkler.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC1
“Did this really merit an hour? It meandered this way and that. It was interesting in a quiet kind of a way. But it seemed to be all about the process of research rather than the emotional journey of finding out about your past.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure, Five
“Five's rather desperate answer to all those flag-waving BBC documentary series with ‘Britain' or ‘British' in the title.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure, Five
“Did John Logie Baird die in vain? Is there nothing worth watching on telly?”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

Banged Up Abroad, Five
“Exciting, interesting, incredible - and a seriously bad message for young viewers, it must be said.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman, BBC4
“Last night's show was two hours long, and packed with revelation.”
Deborah Orr, The Independent

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