'The programme itself made some interesting points.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Horizon: Prof Regan's Supermarket Secrets, BBC2
“Some useful suggestions came in last night's Horizon where Professor Lesley Regan put some of the ‘scientific' assertions about today's products to the test.”
James Walton, Daily Telegraph

Horizon: Prof Regan's Supermarket Secrets, BBC2
“Horizon is a weakened brand these days and the populists in charge have no faith in viewers following an argument for more than a few minutes.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Horizon: Prof Regan's Supermarket Secrets, BBC2
“The programme itself made some interesting points.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

The Woman Who Stops Traffic, C4
“More cynical viewers might have felt that this was all a bit too neat - and they might have been right. Yet, there's no denying that many of the locals did seem to realise that they often used their cars out of habit rather than anything else.”
James Walton, Daily Telegraph

Ladette to Lady, ITV1
“Ludicrously entertaining.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

Ladette to Lady, ITV1
“Ladette to Lady is ludicrous television: Pygmalion meets Benny Hill with a reality makeover.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Hard Sell, BBC4
“The programme, which diluted the interesting testimonials of ad men by commentary from the usual rentaquotes employed by clip shows, was not very good. The adverts were.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Hotel Babylon, BBC1
“On the outside, it's quite nice to look at - pretty people, the odd recognisable face (isn't that thingy from thingy?), some clever camera-work. But let's see what's underneath, on the platter, under the big fancy silver polished dome thing. Drum-roll, up it comes ... oh, nothing at all. And unlike Ladette to Lady, it's not even fun. Time for it to come off the menu.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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