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The Nightmare of Jamie's Dream School

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Jun 21, 2024
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When Jamie Oliver tried on a different archetype, this time as ‘expert’ in education, the daggers were out.

Jamie’s Dream School (Channel 4, 2011) was a response to Oliver’s personal experience with young people and the education system following Channel 4’s Jamie’s School Dinners (2005) and Jamie’s Kitchen (2002). Oliver is one of Britain’s great merit…

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