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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
Summer art
This week’s show is a summery summary of the season’s best art exhibitions. Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Ossian Ward who has the lowdown on the top fairs, festivals and biennales to head to. Plus: we send our reporters to Porto, Vienna and Washington DC for their…
Summer reading list
Arifa Akbar, literary editor of ‘The Independent’, and John Mitchinson, founder of Unbound publishers, join Robert Bound in the studio to discuss the titles they are most looking forward to getting stuck in to on their summer holidays. Plus: we round up some of the best magazines to enjoy poolside,…
Summer Blockbusters
Tim Robey, film critic for ‘The Daily Telegraph’ and David Jenkins, editor of ‘Little White Lies’ magazine join Robert Bound in the studio to review what’s on the silver screen over the coming months, from big-budget blockbusters to the most engaging documentaries. Plus we find out where the best outdoor…
Monocle’s Summer Festival Guide
In the first of a series of summer culture guides we speak to Luke Turner, associate editor at the Quietus and Fiona Stewart, director of Green Man Festival about what makes a good festival, which countries are doing them best and the ones we should keep an eye out for…
Can documentaries change the world?
We talk to Joshua Oppenheimer about his candid films, ‘The Act of Killing’ and ‘The Look of Silence’, which deal with the Indonesian genocide of the mid-1960s. Plus we head to the Bertha DocHouse in London – the only documentary cinema in Great Britain – where Elizabeth Wood tells us…
Do albums need notes to help us understand them?
We speak to Ashley Kahn who won the 2015 Grammy award for his liner notes in John Coltrane’s ‘Offering: Live at Temple University’. We also investigate the golden age of album-sleeve note writing with ‘The Times’ rock and pop critic Will Hodgkinson and discuss the art of the album cover…
How close are fact and fiction?
We look at the blurred lines between fact and fiction with novelist and former travel writer Lawrence Osborne, comedian Mark Watson and journalist and author Adam LeBor.
Where did all the good adverts go?
As AMC’s ad drama ‘Mad Men’ draws to a close, Robert Bound asks: “Where did all the good adverts go?” He speaks to Peter Mead, chairman and founder of Abbott Mead Vickers; Richard Brim, executive creative director at Adam and Eve DDB; writer and broadcaster Sam Delaney; and cultural commentator…
How do you write a biography?
Robert Bound is joined in the studio by ghostwriter Fanny Blake and Cathy Rentzenbrink, books editor at ‘The Bookseller’. Up for discussion is how to choose your subject, adopt their voice and dig up the most salacious stories possible. Plus we hear from Kim Jong-il’s biographer and about a Brazilian…
Who still writes letters?
We speak to Christopher Howse about the letters to the editor section in ‘The Telegraph’, Julien Planté about making letters relevant to a new audience through ‘Letters Live’ and our Hong Kong bureau chief Aisha Speirs heads to Saigon to meet the city’s last remaining professional letter writer.
