“With a Saudi prince as a guide, armed guards and a minister of information following the camera, there weren't many places for it to go.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Inside the Saudi Kingdom, BBC2
 “A total result for film-maker Lionel Mill.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Inside the Saudi Kingdom, BBC2
 “With a Saudi prince as a guide, armed guards and a minister of information following the camera, there weren't many places for it to go.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Inside the Saudi Kingdom, BBC2
“Turned out to be pretty much a snow job for the ruling family.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Walter's War, BBC4
“Kwame Kwei-Armah's play was an efficient-enough commemoration, but any sense of the life was swamped by clichés.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent

Walter's War, BBC4
“There were troubles with Kwame Kwei-Armah's screenplay.”
Andrew BIllen, The Times

A Woman in Love and War: Vera Brittain, BBC1
"The cheap reconstruction added nothing at all to A Woman in Love and War: Vera Brittain. But it didn't ruin an interesting film - probably because it was relatively unobtrusive."
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Michael Portillo: Death of a Schoolfriend, BBC2
“I had half-expected that Michael Portillo: Death of a Schoolfriend would be a morbid slice of celebrity reminiscence; but it turned out to be something far more impressive and important.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent

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