TV Critics: Who Do You Think You Are?; Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies

“It was a spare, careful, unsentimental untangling of the man’s life that was illuminating, moving and altogether rather wonderful.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

“What would Gladys Barraclough have felt to know that her appearance in a Yorkshire court to make a Bastardy Application against Alfred Stewart, would one day be shared with millions by her son Patrick Stewart?”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

“In Provence we met Dick Hargreaves, a former Para with whom Stewart’s father had taken part in Operation Dragoon… I’d have liked to see more of Dick. But then all Dick did for us was to help save the world from fascist oppression, whereas Patrick wore a red jumpsuit for a decade.”
Catherine Nixey, The Times

“An unforgivably bad title but an awfully splendid programme.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

“As a former member of the BOAC Junior Jet Club, I confess I found Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies absolute bliss.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

“The programme was beyond awful but Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy were still old-school stars – funny, gracious and endlessly watchable.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

“Gave us some tempting glimpses of the soon-to-be-aired reboot, Stetsons, steers, Southfork Ranch and all.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“Not quite defeating the Nazis, but still, it created a certain blitz spirit among the locals. Particularly when the jellied eels came out.”
Catherine Nixey, The Times

“Reminded us that community is not some airy-fairy thing that has slipped from view.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express