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
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Television
Death by "dramedy"
- 17 April 2008
US series aiming for kooky charm comes across as cloying instead
Pushing Daisies
ITV1
Television
No laughing matter
- 10 April 2008
- 2 comments
Great acting aside, this series on the lives of comedians has been a let-down
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
BBC4
Television
It's good to be back
- 03 April 2008
The former hostage makes a moving return to the scene of his kidnap
Brian Keenan: Back to Beirut
BBC2
Books
Too cute for comfort
- 27 March 2008
- 4 comments
This adaptation was just as sentimental and patronising as the original novel
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency BBC1
Television
Characters you can care about
- 19 March 2008
The sentimental but kind and loving sitcom returns for a second series
Gavin and Stacey BBC3
Television
A national embarrassment
- 13 March 2008
- 8 comments
Never mind the food, Delia Smith's on-screen manner is hard to stomach
Delia BBC2
Television
Broadcaster on the rocks
- 06 March 2008
- 3 comments
ITV's fortunes will continue to slide if it keeps producing drama this awful
Rock Rivals ITV
Television
An old story behind every door
- 28 February 2008
Sue Bourne's documentary turns her neighbours into tired stereotypes
Television
How to get ahead in the media
- 21 February 2008
What can a top TV producer learn from self-help books? Not a lot, it would seem
Television
Bring on the giant rats
- 14 February 2008
Adventure tourism is all the rage, but good TV needs more than bravado alone
