When telling Radio Times about his new Sunday politics ITV show, Robert Peston said that he wanted to interview politicians in a new, revealing way - but admitted that he "may fail completely miserably".

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So did he fail, or do exactly what he set out to do? Here's what viewers have said so far about the first show...

Viewers generally felt it was a nice, if gentle, accompaniment to Sunday morning politics.

Apparently quite large...

https://twitter.com/tom_watson/status/729237246998630400

Despite the super-sized studio, the format itself won plenty of plaudits.

https://twitter.com/CJ_Daugherty/status/729245706909814784

Although with Marr and Sunday Politics vying for our attention on the other side, how much politics on Sunday do we really need?

https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/729255901765488641

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One thing's for sure: it will definitely take a while to get used to seeing politicans match Peston's 'dress down' style.

https://twitter.com/sima_kotecha/status/729236567894724608

So, first show in the bag, and Peston didn't fail miserably after all. Even if George Osborne didn't do any cooking...

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