26 September 2016

We take a look at the relationship between the arts and gentrification in Madrid, Belgrade and London. Are artistic communities the driving force behind new neighbourhoods or is it the developers? And how well do the two…

26 September 2016

Between Singapore’s financial district and cosmopolitan Rochor you’ll see one of the city’s most eccentric buildings: Parkview Square. Or, as it is commonly known, the Batman Building.

26 September 2016

Jane Morris, editor at large at ‘The Art Newspaper’, drops by to give us the lowdown on London’s art shows.

24 September 2016

In the final instalment of our two-part series featuring the critically acclaimed author of ‘Bright Lights, Big City’, Jay McInerney, we hear about his children, the parallels between his writing and personal life and the…

24 September 2016

We welcome Simon Esterson, art director of ‘Eye’ magazine, and speak with the editor of new men’s title ‘Zeitmagazin Mann’ from the publishers of ‘Die Zeit’.

24 September 2016

Ala.ni is a UK singer who makes music with a dash of vintage cinema. This year she released her album ‘You+I’, a series of song about her past relationships. She visits the Midori House studios to play from the album and…

23 September 2016

Actor and writer Simon Callow discusses the emergence of the gay-best-friend character and how it has promoted diversity on screen. Plus: film-maker Rachel Lang on the role of Strasbourg’s architecture in her feature debut…

23 September 2016

Film critic Anna Smith sits down with Monocle’s Ben Rylan to discuss Ira Sach’s latest family drama ‘Little Men’, British zombie thriller ‘The Girl with all the Gifts’ and the latest remake of ‘The Magnificent Seven’.

22 September 2016

John Mitchinson, founder of Unbound publishers and Robert Bound discuss the latest novels by Ian McEwan and Ann Patchett and a collection of poetry by the mysterious Brian Bilston.

21 September 2016

We take the temperature of Australia’s TV offering with our Melbourne correspondent Adrian Craddock, looking at the drama, documentary and dating shows on show down under.

20 September 2016

Tom Edwards and music critic Laura Snapes mull over three of this week’s music releases by late US guitarist Jack Rose, Californian musician Tim Presley and Norwegian pop singer Jenny Hval.

19 September 2016

In this special live edition of ‘Culture with Robert Bound’ our host is joined by Victoria Siddall, director of Frieze Fairs; Jordan Gross, founder of Oval Space; Sir Nicholas Kenyon, managing director of the Barbican…

19 September 2016

The ​river ​Schelde is the lifeblood of Antwerp​ but with no bridges crossing it there’s only one way to get to the other side by foot. We take a stroll down the Sint-Annatunnel.

19 September 2016

Art critic and curator Francesca Gavin joins us in the studio to discuss exhibitions at London’s Wallace Collection, New York’s Magenta Plains and Milan’s Fondazione Prada.

17 September 2016

In the first in a two-part series featuring the critically acclaimed author of ‘Bright Lights, Big City’, we talk to Jay McInerney about his many marriages, his love of wine (and other intoxicants) and his latest work…