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Monocle on Culture

Behind the scenes at Monocle, issue 100

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23 January 2017

Episode 276

28 minutes


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We find out how the Culture pages of the latest issue of Monocle came together, including a chat with our Milan correspondent about his report on ‘La Repubblica’ and a snapshot of life as the magazine’s photography director with Matthew Beaman.

23 January 2017

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Chapter 1

11 minutes


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Chapter 1

La Repubblica

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Our Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, talks about his story in the February issue of Monocle focusing on Italian daily newspaper ‘La Repubblica’.

11 minutes

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La Repubblica

Chapter 2

6 minutes


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Chapter 2

Italian publishing

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David Plaisant reports on why the country has about 4,000 publishers.

6 minutes

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Italian publishing

Chapter 3

3 minutes


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Chapter 3

The Close-up: Bear Grylls

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We turn this popular segment of Monocle magazine into an audio treat. The Close-up is where we profile a cultural figure – say, a Japanese popstar or Spanish television presenter – with a light touch. This month the spotlight is on UK adventurer, TV personality and former soldier Bear Grylls.

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The Close-up: Bear Grylls

Chapter 4

7 minutes


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Chapter 4

Say cheese: Monocle's photography director

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Robert Bound sits down with our photography director, Matthew Beaman, to talk about his favourite image in this month’s edition of Monocle and the future of photography in the magazine.

7 minutes

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Say cheese: Monocle's photography director

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