“I was squirming, and tied up in knots inside, with tears – of fear and laughter – running down my face.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

The Revolution Will Be Televised

The Revolution Will Be Televised, BBC3

“I was squirming, and tied up in knots inside, with tears – of fear and laughter – running down my face.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“Like most sketch shows, it was patchy: casting Occupy protestors as hippies was a bit tired, but asking bankers to donate to a charity called GUBOFMYC (Give Us Back Our F***ing Money You C***s) did raise a puerile titter.”
Ed Potton, The Times

Secret Interview, Channel 5

“It was quite a confection and it didn’t always go down smoothly.”
Rebecca Armstrong, The Independent

“A simple yet brilliant premise. A sort of cross between The Apprentice and Candid Camera.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies, BBC4

“A thrilling documentary about Britain’s post-war supremacy in military aviation.”

Rebecca Armstrong, The Independent

Who Do You Think You Are?

“Gripping if gruelling telly. As Wallace might say: genealogy doesn’t get tougher than this.”
Ed Potton, The Times

The Hotel Inspector, Channel 5

“Endlessly entertaining but wonderfully nuts.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

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