William Cook

Articles by William Cook

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Cold war modern

  • 19 November 2009

Remnants of the wall are luring tourists to Berlin

Nothing is as it seems

  • 02 July 2009
  • 1 comment

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

Box of delights

  • 14 May 2009
  • 2 comments

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
  • 1 comment

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

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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