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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.

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Books
Juvenile delinquent
22 January 2007

Possible Side Effects: true stories

Augusten Burroughs Atlantic Books, 224pp,

TV and Radio
Country life, 21st century-style
15 January 2007

Blur's Alex James is beyond parody as an "expert" on farming

TV and Radio
Thrills and spills of the coming year
08 January 2007

Let's hope 2007 brings more Dylan and less Nolan

TV and Radio
A brave new world
18 December 2006

Podcasts are a red herring, but digital radio gives listeners what they want

TV and Radio
From the old East End to the Bobster
11 December 2006

Hidden gems on Radio 4, and Radio 2 signs a real treasure

TV and Radio
What the Ripper nuts are missing
04 December 2006

Jack is remembered as a metaphor for much deeper fears

TV and Radio
Russell Brand v Barry Manilow
27 November 2006

Why should Radio 2 try to be cool? Its quirkiness is unique

TV and Radio
Head to head with the Axeman
20 November 2006

Mark Damazer is bafflingly resistant to my sound advice

When newspapers aren't newspapers
13 November 2006

Who wants to listen to podcasts by crusty old hacks?

Music and Performance
How jazz disappeared from the airwaves
06 November 2006

The music schedules are a swamp of cheesy easy listening

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