Rachel Cooke

Rachel Cooke

Rachel Cooke trained as a reporter on The Sunday Times. She is now a writer at The Observer. In the 2006 British Press Awards, she was named Interviewer of the Year.

Articles by Rachel Cooke

Results 151 to 160 of 352

Macho, macho men

  • 29 January 2009

It's too soon for the gleeful realism of this drama about the invasion of Iraq Generation Kill FX Friday Night with Jonathan Ross BBC1

History's not what it used to be

  • 22 January 2009
  • 4 comments

This documentary assumes little or no knowledge on the part of the viewer Christianity: a History Channel 4

Food for thought

  • 15 January 2009

Two unsqueamish chefs adopt a very civilised approach to some unusual dishes Could You Eat an Elephant? Channel 4

Unsentimental education

  • 08 January 2009
  • 1 comment

Two programmes show the right and the wrong ways to revive an old idea Oz and James Drink to Britain BBC2 The Diary of Anne Frank BBC1

Service to the public

  • 18 December 2008
  • 2 comments

Those who damned the BBC clearly didn't watch enough of its programmes

What to watch over Christmas

  • 18 December 2008

More questions than answers

  • 11 December 2008
  • 12 comments

This prurient and trivial documentary was yet another missed opportunity The Pregnant Man (Cutting Edge) Channel 4

Lost in translation

  • 04 December 2008
  • 1 comment

Authenticity wins over spontaneity in this Swedish-set detective series Wallander BBC1

It's not the end of the world

  • 27 November 2008
  • 5 comments

We love a good disaster fantasy, but this one is too slick to become a classic Survivors BBC1

The revolution will be televised

  • 20 November 2008
  • 3 comments

A drama proves that England's radical past is something we should celebrate The Devil's Whore Channel 4

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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