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
The art of darkness
- 12 February 2009
This compelling period piece is far more sinister than its critics have argued
Mad Men
BBC4
Television
Grotesque, glorious nonsense
- 05 February 2009
This whodunnit may not win points for originality, but it's exciting stuff
Whitechapel
ITV1
Television
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
Television
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
Television
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
Television
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
Television
Service to the public
- 18 December 2008
- 2 comments
Those who damned the BBC clearly didn't watch enough of its programmes
Television
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
Television
Lost in translation
- 04 December 2008
- 1 comment
Authenticity wins over spontaneity in this Swedish-set detective series
Wallander BBC1
