“A stupendous clip-filled refresher course in his 50 years as a broadcaster.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Alan Whicker's Journey of a Lifetime, BBC2
 “Whicker has more than earned his reputation as a peerless broadcaster, as evinced by this affectionate retrospective.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Alan Whicker's Journey of a Lifetime, BBC2
“A stupendous clip-filled refresher course in his 50 years as a broadcaster.”
Andrew Pettie, The Daily Telegraph

Alan Whicker's Journey of a Lifetime, BBC2
“It's dead interesting seeing the old clips; a lot of it stands the time test.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Alan Whicker's Journey of a Lifetime, BBC2
“This was a self-glorifying trawl through the Whicker archives.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Clough, ITV1
“Clough's alcoholism and the darker aspects of his personality were brushed aside in favour of celebrating his undeniable talent and charisma.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Clough, ITV1
“ITV1's Clough wasn't hagiography exactly - there was a candidly uncomfortable contribution from Nigel Clough about how difficult Brian could be as a father - but it was unabashedly protective in nature.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Clough, ITV1
 “It's hard to get bored with Brian Clough. God, compare that with a post-match interview with Gareth Southgate. A bit of nostalgia can still be good.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Apprentice, BBC1
“After four series, seasoned Apprentice viewers know the drill. And true to form, the opening episode featured sweeping helicopter shots of London, the show's pleasingly bombastic soundtrack and the kind of vainglorious boasting you usually only hear from prize-fighters and politicians.”
Andrew Pettie, The Daily Telegraph

The Apprentice, BBC1
 “Sir Alan sounds scripted now. Last night, he played the usual grumpy routine but the introduction - like any introduction to any reality show these days it went on for ever - hummed with cod-villainy. The message was: “You can't kid a kidder”, restated 250 times. “I know the words to Candle in the Wind. It don't make me Elton John.” The contestants didn't look scared of him. They laughed: Sugar's doing gags. We needed a cutaway to Margaret Mountford (imagine a crowd of 100,000 football fans shouting “There's only one Margaret Mountford” to convey our love of Margaret) rolling her eyes at all this.” Tim Teeman, The Times

Newswipe with Charlie Brooker, BBC4
 “He's a kind of genius of spleen and when it's directed at the right target it can be deeply gratifying to watch him in action. But Newswipe with Charlie Brooker doesn't work quite as well as Screenwipe.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Newswipe with Charlie Brooker, BBC4
“Glorious: perceptive and rude.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

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