“The way I feel about Who Do You Think You Are? is that other people's family trees are rarely as interesting to you as they are to them.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC1
“The way I feel about Who Do You Think You Are? is that other people's family trees are rarely as interesting to you as they are to them.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC1
“This series is precisely as good as its subjects, and the programmes on Jerry Springer (whose two grandmothers died in Nazi concentration camps) and Patsy Kensit (whose father was a gangster) were very good indeed. Llewellyn-Bowen's family history was considerably less enthralling.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

Lipstick Jungle, Living
“It looks good and it's glossier than Sex and the City but doesn't, as yet, have the compulsive character of the earlier show.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

Place of Execution, ITV1
“we're pretty bloody good when it comes to disillusioned and moody detectives in overcoats, moors, a bit of yo-yoing back and forth in time, some nice period detail, stroppy teenagers, drinking. And in smoking, we lead the world.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Real Crime, ITV1
“Real Crime told a harrowing story with admirable economy and restraint, except when it came to the percussion and strings. Why add music to a documentary like this?”
Brian Viner, The Independent

The Dark Side of Fame with Piers Morgan, BBC1
“Last night it featured Tracey Emin and most certainly didn't do what it said on the label.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

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