'... wasn't a common-or-garden BBC biopic, it was an inspirational tract.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.

Florence Nightingale, BBC1
“This wasn't a common-or-garden BBC biopic, it was an inspirational tract.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Florence Nightingale, BBC1
“This felt, in short, like something that should have been on the radio.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment, C4
“I had forgotten how much I liked the way Robinson does these things, even if we had to wait 30 minutes before he dressed up in woad.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment, C4
“He's a nice guide, steering an amiable course between scholarly and silly.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

How TV Changed Britain, C4
“... a programme that told us nothing new at all.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

How TV Changed Britain, C4
“... felt, in its opening moments, like a big let-down.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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