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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Cultural Capital
Thank f*** it's over: Chris Evans' TFI Friday is still awful, twenty years later
18 June 2015
Laddishness and Blur.
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The Mumsnet bloggers left me queasy – but Birthday is still excellent television
11 June 2015
Man has baby.
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The (utterly batty) Syndicate is the gift that keeps on giving
04 June 2015
Lucky balls.
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The Affair is weirdly, unnervingly unsexy - but I'm addicted
29 May 2015
Dishing the dirt.
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1864 and Jonathan Strange both suffer for being modern
21 May 2015
Frisky business.
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Channel 4's The Vote was dull - especially compared to the real drama of election night
14 May 2015
Never mind the ballot.
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No Offence is that rare thing: a truly good comedy drama
12 May 2015
The fizz and the fuzz.
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Second-hand spooks (but first rate cheekbones): BBC2's The Game
30 April 2015
Television.
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Sharpening the pen: media satire W1A is back, and its aim is as sharp as ever
23 April 2015
TV.
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Theatres of the absurd: the unadulterated horror of Harley Street
16 April 2015
Blank face.
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Caught in the parent trap: the fierce social politics of not having children
16 April 2015
Caught in the parent trap.
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Blame it on the binge: when you get to Bloodline, it may be time to take a Netflix break
09 April 2015
On Netflix.
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As this government comes to a close, Rachel Cooke is glued to Channel 4's Coalition
26 March 2015
Flirting with disaster.
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Which is worse: working at KFC in 2015 or toiling in a 1950s family kitchen?
19 March 2015
Colonel of truth.
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Second helpings: even with its sea vistas and a firm, pink bottom, Poldark fails to shine
12 March 2015
Corny Cornwall.

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