William Cook

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Nothing is as it seems

  • 02 July 2009

The new Magritte Museum gives William Cook a fresh perspective on Brussels, the capital of surrealism

Box of delights

  • 14 May 2009
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The seemingly sleepy county town of Bedford hides a treasure trove of art, discovers William Cook

Fame and the little fat one

  • 15 January 2009

Whisper it in Morecambe, but on his own Eric wasn't all that funny. He needed something solid to bounce off. Without Ernie, his humour is too broad

Loving the Germans

  • 04 December 2008
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Observations on football

Goodbye to the Reich

  • 24 April 2008

William Cook retraces his grandmother's steps in Hamburg as she fled the bombs and eloped to Britain

Location, location

  • 24 January 2008

William Cook on how the city of Antwerp helped him develop a love for a masterpiece by Rubens

Chocolate box Mozart

  • 09 August 2007

Salzburg was slow to cash in on its leading son, but now celebrates him in marzipan

West used to be best

  • 14 June 2007

The Kennedy museum in Berlin is a reminder of a fraught, yet optimistic age

Sea, sand and show-offs

  • 12 February 2007

The Theatre Royal Brighton is celebrating its 200th birthday. William Cook visits a city of exhibitionists

Air of unreality

  • 05 February 2007

William Cook finds that today's town planners have restored Dresden's historic buildings, but not its spirit

Cricket's revolution

The Ashes and globalisation

The empire strikes back

Ziauddin Sardar

Move over viagra

Put a little spice in your box

Religion

Does God hate women?

Does God Hate Women?

Art

Medals of dishonour

Pin the blame on them

James Macintyre

Cameron the bully?

A fresh approach?

Canada

The new dope lords

Traffic out of control

Travel

Brussels and surrealism

Nothing is as it seems

Television

Revelations

Revelations: How to Find God

Vote!

Will China rule the world?

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