Monocle on Culture
Robert Bound and guests explore what’s new in art, film, books, and media. Expect lively discussions, in-depth interviews, and expert insights.
Latest Episodes
Our relationship with water
Photographer Edward Burtynsky explains his new project exploring our relationship to water around the world, we get the lowdown on this year’s POP Montréal festival, enjoy a magical session from Julianna Barwick and Robert Bound meets one of his heroes – Robin Hardy, director of cult classic “The Wicker Man”.
Rounding up art from Madrid, Berlin and Stockholm
A round-up of art events in Madrid, Berlin and Stockholm, we meet Qatar’s first rockstar and discuss the merits of the ukulele at the musical launch of a new book. Plus a session from experimental singer Julia Holter.
Sydney’s first high-end art fair
A visit to Sydney Contemporary – the city’s first high-end art fair, Irish artist Fiona Hallinan drops by to tell us about her new project Heterodyne and we find out how Lebanon’s festival scene has faired this year among unrest in the Middle East. Plus a live Midori House Session…
The 100th special
100th show special: Robert Bound meets the director of ‘9.79*’, a new film about the controversial 100-metres final at the 1988 Olympic Games. We also rock up at London’s 100 Club and enjoy a special 100 seconds of sound. Plus a selection of our favourite Midori House sessions, a trip…
Fooling the music industry
Robert Bound speaks to Gavin Bain – half of Silibil’n’Brains, about fooling the music industry, learns comedian Rob Newman’s new theory of evolution and takes a sideways look at the London Olympics with music writer Jude Rogers. Plus a TV art festival in Berlin and a session from singer Joss…
When biographic and fiction collide
Robert Bound meets author John Niven to discuss where biography and fiction collide, we hear from the European TV channels staging a Teletext art festival, take a stroll down The Royal Mile at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and enjoy a session from Australian singer-songwriter Emily Barker.
Tel Aviv’s beachside library
We listen out for a Turkish radio station with a new take on the airwaves, read-up on a beachside library in Tel Aviv and enjoy a session from Scottish electronic band Laki Mera.
Lost in translation
Monocle culture editor Robert Bound takes an international look at the latest in film, music and the arts. Plus – weekly Midori House music sessions.
Prehistoric opera
Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil talks us through his new documentary Viramundo, we learn about an opera created using the voices of prehistoric creatures, tune in to a Brussels radio show dedicated to comic books and enjoy a live Midori House session from Colombia’s Bomba Estéreo.
Controversies at Durban International Film Festival
Robert Bound talks to Hot Chip-offshoot New Build about their music, we hear about controversies at the Durban International Film Festival, former LCD Soundsystem man James Murphy tells us about his new piece of kit and we learn about Rock N Roll Animals courtesy of Luke Haines.
