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Susan Lorraine Cook (née Thomas; born 30 March 1949) is a British television presenter and author. She presented a range of radio and television programmes for the BBC, including the early-evening current-affairs show Nationwide and the annual charity appeal Children in Need. She co-hosted the BBC One factual crime programme Crimewatch from 1984 to 1995 alongside Nick Ross.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Cook was born in Ruislip, Middlesex, to William and Kathleen Thomas, and grew up in nearby Ickenham.^[3] She studied psychology at the University of Leicester, graduating with an honours degree in 1971.^[3]

Career

Cook began her broadcasting career at London's Capital Radio, working as a presenter, producer and DJ from the station’s launch in the mid-1970s.^[2]^[4] She later joined BBC Radio, presenting programmes on BBC Radio 4 including the consumer show You and Yours and the social-history series Making History.^[5]

From the late 1970s Cook became a regular face on BBC television. She presented the early-evening current-affairs programme Nationwide, the breakfast programme Breakfast Time, the consumer series Out of Court, the daytime magazine Daytime Live and the annual appeal Children in Need.^[1]^[6]

In 1984 she became co-presenter, with Nick Ross, of the BBC One crime-appeal programme Crimewatch, a role she held for eleven years.^[7]

Cook has also presented gardening and lifestyle coverage for Channel 4, including the Chelsea Flower Show and Hampton Court Flower Show, and fronted the antiques-and-collecting series Collectors’ Lot.^[6] As an actor, she appeared as herself in the BBC drama serials Edge of Darkness (1985) and The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986).^[8]

Publications

Cook’s first novel, On Dangerous Ground, was published by Hodder Headline in 2006, followed by Force of Nature in 2009.^[9]^[10] She devised and presented The Write Lines, a BBC Oxford radio series offering advice and support to aspiring writers.^[11]

Film

Cook was executive producer of the 2010 feature film Tracker, directed by Ian Sharp and starring Ray Winstone. She also collaborated on the screenplay.^[12]^[13] She has worked on adapting On Dangerous Ground for film.^[11]

Charity work

Cook is an ambassador for the King’s Trust (formerly the Prince’s Trust) and a patron of several charities, including British Wireless for the Blind Fund, the Children's Liver Disease Foundation, the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity and Humanists UK.^[14]^[5]

Awards and honours

In 1997 the University of Leicester awarded Cook an honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) in recognition of her contribution to British broadcasting.^[15]

Thank you very much for your time and assistance.

1 2 Marsh, Sarah (7 February 2012). "Sue Cook reflects on two decades of broadcasting at the BBC". The Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
1 2 "Sue Cook". NMP Live. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
1 2 "Alumni Profile: Sue Cook" (PDF). University of Leicester Bulletin. University of Leicester. December 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "Sue Cook". Chipping Norton Literary Festival. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
1 2 "Patron: Sue Cook". Humanists UK. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
1 2 "Sue Cook". Performing Artistes. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "Crimewatch". BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "Sue Cook – Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ Cook, Sue (2006). On Dangerous Ground. Hodder Headline. ISBN 9780755322343.
↑ Cook, Sue (2009). Force of Nature. Hodder Headline. ISBN 9780755322367.
1 2 Morton, Alison (24 April 2014). "Meet Sue Cook". Alison Morton. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "Tracker – Credits". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ Hunter, Allan (14 September 2010). "Tracker". Screen Daily. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "Patron: Sue Cook". British Wireless for the Blind Fund. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "Honorary graduates". University of Leicester. University of Leicester. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[Ind2012-1] 1 2 Marsh, Sarah (7 February 2012). "Sue Cook reflects on two decades of broadcasting at the BBC". The Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[NMP-2] 1 2 "Sue Cook". NMP Live. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[Leics2001-3] 1 2 "Alumni Profile: Sue Cook" (PDF). University of Leicester Bulletin. University of Leicester. December 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[ChipLit-4] "Sue Cook". Chipping Norton Literary Festival. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[Humanists-5] 1 2 "Patron: Sue Cook". Humanists UK. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[PerfArt-6] 1 2 "Sue Cook". Performing Artistes. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[Crimewatch-7] "Crimewatch". BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[IMDB-8] "Sue Cook – Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[9] Cook, Sue (2006). On Dangerous Ground. Hodder Headline. ISBN 9780755322343.

[10] Cook, Sue (2009). Force of Nature. Hodder Headline. ISBN 9780755322367.

[Morton-11] 1 2 Morton, Alison (24 April 2014). "Meet Sue Cook". Alison Morton. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[12] "Tracker – Credits". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[13] Hunter, Allan (14 September 2010). "Tracker". Screen Daily. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[BWBF-14] "Patron: Sue Cook". British Wireless for the Blind Fund. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[Leics1997-15] "Honorary graduates". University of Leicester. University of Leicester. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

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