“Part of a season that rather has it in for the Royal Family.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

High Society's Favourite Gigolo, C4
“Part of a season that rather has it in for the Royal Family.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Natural World: Clever Monkeys, BBC2
“The story of how monkeys had learned to farm and go to war with each other seemed to mirror our own evolution - although that may have been because Attenborough had been given a big red dial labelled "monkey/man comparison overdrive" which he kept ramping up to 11.”
Patrick Barkham, The Guardian

Natural World: Clever Monkeys, BBC2
“A film that was notionally about revised scientific assessments of simian intelligence but was actually about how fantastic it is watching monkeys doing their thing.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Horizon: Jimmy's GM Food Fight, BBC2
“A model documentary.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

True Stories: Mr Untouchable, More 4
“The slick, jazzy documentary about him [Nicky Barnes] had an almost celebratory air (and a great soundtrack).”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

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