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
A global sports special
A sports commentators special, with interviews from the UK, Russia, China, Australia, New Zealand, America and Ireland. Plus a good sports theme tune or two.
Inspectng Olympic-themed art
We inspect Olympic-themed art, meet Iain Sinclair and Andrew Kötting to discuss their new film “Swandown” and check out Colombia’s newest hit TV show.
Exploring buses in Buenos Aires
We visit Beirut’s leg of the Hay Literary Festival, explore Buenos Aires bus routes and enjoy a session from Dum Dum Girls’ singer Dee Dee.
Photography at Les Rencontres d’Arles
A visit to Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival, we enjoy a session from Casiokids and speak with Brazilian rapper Criolo.
Madrid’s microtheatre
A trip to Denmark’s Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, we chat to artist Jacob Hashimoto in London and visit a microtheatre in Madrid.
Literary on the Thames
A visit to Cannes Lions creativity festival, a literary festival on the river Thames and we learn what Sonar Festival’s musicians are reading in Barcelona.
Art Basel’s king status
Is Art Basel still king of the fairs? A music session from Beatie Wolfe, Joseph Bullman discusses London’s streets and we visit Toronto’s NXNE festival.
New York’s next generation of curators
The PINTA Latin American art fair in London, Las Vegas’s Neon Museum and Amani Olu discusses 12 up-and-coming curators in New York.
Broadway and Tony
We look along Broadway and beyond to theatre land’s Tony Awards, learn of Berlin’s clubs battling rising rents and visit the Roma Contemporary art fair.
Lisa Campbell at Cannes
A session from Jason Isbell, we chat to restaurant critic Giles Coren and find out how Lisa Campbell got on at the Cannes Film Festival.
