'The most butt-numbing hour of television this week.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Taggart, ITV1
“A show where not a single dirty look goes to waste.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Taggart, ITV1
“Taggart has been running for 852 years. Newer shows have effortful wisecracks to whip things along, but Taggart merely allows a mordant wit to break the surface now and again.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

Taggart, ITV1
“The most butt-numbing hour of television this week.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

A Revolution in Childhood, BBC4
“Despite the panic-inducing headlines and some footage of genuinely frustrated, under-stimulated children, overall the programme was reasonable, reassuring and thoughtful.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent

Heroes, BBC2
“I'm not sure what's going on, but the disorientation is delicious.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

House, Five
“Hurrah, once again, for House.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

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