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Sunday Brunch

Pour yourself a coffee with Monocle’s ideal weekend companion. Ease into the day with a look at the international newspapers and hear from an array of leading cultural figures, from the ablest architects and auteur film-makers to crafty coffee roasters and the wittiest writers.

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The art of remembering:

We visit Berlin’s Soviet War Memorial, where an impressive design belies a deeper meaning for both Germany and Russia. Plus: archaeologist Claire Smith explains why restoring Notre Dame won’t make it any less authentic.

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40	28 Apr 2019 60 min	The art of remembering: We visit Berlin’s Soviet War Memorial, where an impressive design belies a deeper meaning for both Germany and Russia. Plus: archaeologist Claire Smith explains why restoring Notre Dame won’t make it any less authentic.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
39	21 Apr 2019 60 min	Isabelle Huppert and the qualities of camp: Academy award-winning director Neil Jordan discusses his campy new thriller “Greta”, which stars Isabelle Huppert as a deranged stalker. Plus: how an arts education is raising the standards in US prisons and economist Cornelia Meyer reviews the weekend newspapers.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
38	14 Apr 2019 60 min	Salone del Mobile: Monocle’s Georgina Godwin sits down for a cinnamon bun with leading designers and architects in this special edition broadcast live from the world’s largest furniture fair.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
37	7 Apr 2019 60 min	A nature series worth nurturing: Sir David Attenborough’s new Netflix Original series ‘Our Planet’ is both a visual masterpiece and an urgent call to action. We meet its producers, Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey. Plus: artist Oliver Jeffers on how politics informs creativity, and a review of the weekend newspapers.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
36	31 Mar 2019 60 min	Tackling men’s mental health: We look at a play that is bringing the issue of men’s mental health to the forefront. Plus: one of the world’s top 100 start-ups, weekend papers and we celebrate Burmese New Year.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
35	24 Mar 2019 60 min	Enter stage left (and right): We look at how political issues can be successfully transferred to the stage. Plus: finding your ‘fragrance wardrobe’, a new novel based around the Holocaust and London restaurant Mortimer House Kitchen.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
34	17 Mar 2019 60 min	London Burlesque Festival: We profile the 2019 version of a festival that does a fine line in raunchy and risqué. Plus: how AI is changing the workplace, an Art Dubai round-up and Chiltern Firehouse’s knack for staying at the forefront of London’s dining scene.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
33	10 Mar 2019 60 min	Making the arts accessible: We profile two companies making the arts more accessible. Plus: Daunt Books Spring Festival, extraordinary women in history and former MasterChef winner Tim Anderson on Japanese cooking.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
32	3 Mar 2019 57 min	Changing British culture: We assess the impact of refugees from Nazi Europe on British culture. Plus: abstract artwork, how to retell Shakespeare and the weekend papers.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
31	24 Feb 2019 58 min	The art of luxury: We discuss how to create the feeling of luxury. Plus: specialist sound design, the tale of a household and food from northeast India.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
30	17 Feb 2019 60 min	Liberating Europe: We walk the route that allied forces took when liberating Europe during the Second World War. Plus: long-forgotten writers, organ-donor recipients and the weekend papers.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
29	10 Feb 2019 57 min	Why theatres matter: As the Theatres At Risk Register is released, we discuss the importance of these venues. Plus: one of the UK’s most famous ships, political cartoons and where best to drink wine.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
28	3 Feb 2019 48 min	Clearing the oceans: We discuss how superyacht owners can save the world. Plus: we celebrate black and brown cultural innovators and try food from Asturias.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
27	27 Jan 2019 60 min	Staying creative: We discuss how artists keep from going stale and try to identify the secrets behind perfect choreography. Plus: the story of Madame Tussaud, the weekend papers and how to kick the January blues.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
26	20 Jan 2019 60 min	Welcome to the UK?: As Brexit, in one form or other, edges ever closer, we examine the plight of refugees in the UK through a play. Plus: Middle Eastern art, the power of the termite and some alcohol-free gin and tonic.	Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play

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Sunday Brunch

Latest episode

Latest episodes

The art of remembering:

Isabelle Huppert and the qualities of camp:

Salone del Mobile:

A nature series worth nurturing:

Tackling men’s mental health:

Enter stage left (and right):

London Burlesque Festival:

Making the arts accessible:

Changing British culture:

The art of luxury:

Liberating Europe:

Why theatres matter:

Clearing the oceans:

Staying creative:

Welcome to the UK?: