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19 August 2017
Georgina Godwin meets a man who is not a sports writer – even though he’s written what has been described as one of the best books about sport. He’s not a musician but he’s produced a brilliant book about music. He’s also…
19 August 2017
We take stock of coverage of last week’s attack in Barcelona and editor at large of ‘The Art Newspaper’ Jane Morris casts her eye over the newsstand. Plus: a new publication designed to get your creative juices flowing.
19 August 2017
British band My Sad Captains play from their upcoming album ‘Sun Bridge’ and discuss how a new line-up has influenced their sound.
18 August 2017
Do you fancy a glass of gin with your screening? We meet the clever folk behind Edible Cinema, an immersive event that takes food and drink off the screen and into the hands of the audience.
18 August 2017
In the studio we talk books and podcasts with John Mitchinson, co-founder of Unbound, and Fiona Sturges, arts columnist for ‘The Guardian’ and ‘The Financial Times’. Plus we head to Moscow to learn how Soviet music lovers…
16 August 2017
With both Disney and Apple focusing on exclusive streaming platforms we look at how the new world of online cinema might be repeating Hollywood history. Plus: a tribute to the screen’s original Godzilla, Haruo Nakajima, and…
14 August 2017
Robert Bound introduces us to the the latest addition to the Monocle family, ‘The Summer Weekly’: the newspaper we’re printing throughout August. From the nightclubs of Ibiza to music festivals in Helsinki, we take a sunny…
14 August 2017
The Bijlmerbajes in south Amsterdam was designed as a humane prison when it opened in 1978 but in recent years it has taken on a new life: it is now a creative hub for locals and refugees alike.
13 August 2017
Find out about the otherworldly evening taking over the Royal Academy of Arts in London, hear some Pink Floyd courtesy of Carlota Rebelo and sample the delights of Dishoom. All that before we go through a huge helping of…
12 August 2017
It’s time to talk about sex. How do you write good sex without being cheesy? Does your gender define how you broach the subject? Monique Roffey, author of ‘The Tryst’, this summer’s literary erotic must-read, answers these…
12 August 2017
We take a closer look at two publications looking to get beneath the surface of the modern world, ‘Icon’ and ‘Yes & No’. Plus: at work with our resident magazine connoisseur at Monocle’s Kioskafé.
12 August 2017
New UK group Girl Ray discuss writing songs about teenagehood as they release their debut album, ‘Earl Grey’.
11 August 2017
Writer and director David Lowery discusses his extraordinary new film starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara and we tell you why, despite appearances, it might be one of the most unexpectedly moving films you’re ever likely…
11 August 2017
Artist Jonathan Yeo discusses his career creating portraits of everyone from Dennis Hopper to Cara Delevingne and his subversive images of George W Bush. Original air date: 27 March 2016.
11 August 2017
This week we’re talking TV and books with Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’, as well as writer and critic Mark Mason. The pair sit down with Monocle’s Matt Alagiah to discuss HBO’s latest…