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New York stories – ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ and Katie Kitamura’s ‘Audition’: New York provides the backdrop to two cultural gems. Directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, documentary ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ follows the former Beatle and the artist as they roam Greenwich Village in the 1970s, pursuing projects, preparing for a charity concert and meeting leftist radicals. We sit down with Rice-Edwards to discuss the film. Plus: US writer Katie Kitamura tells us about her new novel, ‘Audition’.

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705	14 Apr 2025 30 min	New York stories – ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ and Katie Kitamura’s ‘Audition’ New York provides the backdrop to two cultural gems. Directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, documentary ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ follows the former Beatle and the artist as they roam Greenwich Village in the 1970s, pursuing projects, preparing for a charity concert and meeting leftist radicals. We sit down with Rice-Edwards to discuss the film. Plus: US writer Katie Kitamura tells us about her new novel, ‘Audition’.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
704	7 Apr 2025 32 min	Spring preview: Upcoming exhibitions, books and album releases We celebrate the start of spring with a slew of top-tier cultural recommendations for the new season. Robert Bound is joined in the studio by John Mitchinson, Georgie Rogers and Ossian Ward to discuss the albums, books and exhibitions that you should have on your radar this month. These include a new record by Little Simz, a book full of stories about the nocturnal world and an art event with a side of sauna.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
703	31 Mar 2025 28 min	‘Severance’ creator Dan Erickson dissects season two Apple TV+’s ‘Severance’ is a dystopian workplace drama that has become one of the most talked-about television series in recent years. Following the dramatic end to season two, we sit down with its creator, writer and executive producer, Dan Erickson. Plus: we find out about the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, which brings the best contemporary and classic Polish cinema to venues across the UK.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
702	24 Mar 2025 30 min	The wonderful world of Alabaster DePlume UK musician Alabaster DePlume tells us about his new album, ‘A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole’, and his upcoming tour. DePlume has been drawing ever-larger audiences with his blend of evocative saxophone playing, confident orchestration and music that stays long in the memory. Plus, we meet Swiss visual artist Pascal Sender to discuss his new London exhibition, which incorporates augmented reality to beguiling effect.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
701	17 Mar 2025 30 min	Theatre special: the puppets of ‘My Neighbour Totoro’ and the Beckett Biennale We sit down with puppeteer Basil Twist, the creator of the stunning puppets at the heart of stage production ‘My Neighbour Totoro’. Then: we catch up with Séan Doran, the artistic director of Arts Over Borders. He’s leading the charge with a major new Samuel Beckett biennale and a rather extraordinary multi-decade production of one Beckett play.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
700	10 Mar 2025 29 min	Dispatch from Arco Madrid 2025 We report from Spain’s biggest contemporary-art fair, Arco Madrid. Every year, exhibition space Ifema Madrid plays host to a rich variety of galleries, curatorial presentations and many beautiful works. It’s here that the art worlds of old Europe and Latin America are brought together under one roof, with the rest of the globe invited too. We hear from one of the curators behind the ‘Amazofuturism’ section, leading gallerists from around the world and Arco’s leadership.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
699	3 Mar 2025 27 min	What’s the legacy of ‘The Face’ magazine? We head to ‘The Face: Culture Shift’, a new exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery celebrating the magazine’s photography and effect on popular culture. The show is a who’s who of contemporary cool and an ode to the power of print media. We discuss the legacy of the publication with the exhibition’s curator, Sabina Jaskot-Gill; former editor of ‘The Face’ Johnny Davis; and Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
698	24 Feb 2025 32 min	An Oscars nomination special Robert Bound highlights select nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. We hear from ‘Sing Sing’ director Greg Kwedar; lead special make-up effects designer for ‘The Substance’, Pierre-Olivier Persin; ‘The Wild Robot’ director, Chris Sanders; and co-directors of the documentary ‘No Other Land’, Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
697	17 Feb 2025 27 min	Iranian New Wave cinema, London’s Sadler’s Wells East and the Château La Coste in Provence We find out how to design a dance venue from the inside out at Sadler’s Wells East in London. Also in the UK capital, we immerse ourselves in ‘Masterpieces of the Iranian New Wave’ at the Barbican. Plus, art and architecture at Provence’s Château La Coste.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
696	10 Feb 2025 27 min	The captivating work of Noah Davis We visit two new exhibitions in London by two very different US artists. First, we’ll hear from the curator of the UK’s first Noah Davis exhibition. The glorious, sweeping show at the Barbican serves as a worthy tribute to the late, great painter. Then: we’ll hear from high-spirited octogenarian Joseph Kosuth, whose show at Sprüth Magers features works from his six decades spent as a pioneer of conceptual and installation art.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
695	3 Feb 2025 29 min	Vashti Bunyan British singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan is celebrating her 80th birthday with a new edition of her 2005 record ‘Lookaftering’, including added demos, live versions and sleeve notes from its producer, Max Richter. The lyric booklet features paintings by Bunyan’s daughter, which beautifully brings to life the wistful, dreamy tracks. Robert Bounds sits down with Vashti Bunyan to discuss the cult reception to her work and how a new generation breathed new life into her music.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
694	27 Jan 2025 33 min	Eddie Chacon Eddie Chacon shot to fame as part of the duo Charles & Eddie, alongside the late Charles Pettigrew, with the release of their enduring 1992 single ‘Would I Lie to You?’ In the years after Charles & Eddie amicably split in 1997, Chacon explored another passion of his: fashion photography. But music called him back and, in 2020, he released the solo album ‘Pleasure, Joy and Happiness’, followed by ‘Sundown’ in 2023. Now he has returned with the gorgeous new record ‘Lay Low’. On today’s show, Chacon joins Robert Bound in the studio to discuss his unique, heartfelt strain of R&B and the inspiration behind the dreamy tracks on his new record.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
693	20 Jan 2025 27 min	2025 on the stage Nancy Durrant and Matt Wolf join Robert Bound in the studio to discuss the best theatre shows coming to the stage in 2025, including a new production of a West End classic, a play about the experiences of the Windrush generation and a critically acclaimed performance by an Olivier award-winning actress.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
692	13 Jan 2025 36 min	The best cultural releases of 2025 We look ahead to the most exciting books, films and exhibitions in 2025, from the first international retrospective of a beloved US artist to a political thriller so potent that its director was forced to flee his home country. John Mitchinson, Francesca Gavin and Simran Hans join Robert Bound in the studio to let you know what should be on your cultural radar in the coming months.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
691	6 Jan 2025 27 min	‘Nickel Boys’ and ‘Babygirl’ We start the year off with a bang by celebrating the release of two fantastic new films. We hear from director RaMell Ross about ‘Nickel Boys’, a formally inventive and beautifully rendered adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Colson Whitehead. Then: erotic thriller ‘Babygirl’, starring Nicole Kidman, depicts a lustful affair between a CEO and an intern. Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco sits down with director Halina Reijn to find out more.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play

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Monocle on Culture

Latest episode

Latest episodes

New York stories – ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ and Katie Kitamura’s ‘Audition’

Spring preview: Upcoming exhibitions, books and album releases

‘Severance’ creator Dan Erickson dissects season two

The wonderful world of Alabaster DePlume

Theatre special: the puppets of ‘My Neighbour Totoro’ and the Beckett Biennale

Dispatch from Arco Madrid 2025

What’s the legacy of ‘The Face’ magazine?

An Oscars nomination special

Iranian New Wave cinema, London’s Sadler’s Wells East and the Château La Coste in Provence

The captivating work of Noah Davis

Vashti Bunyan

Eddie Chacon

2025 on the stage

The best cultural releases of 2025

‘Nickel Boys’ and ‘Babygirl’