The Monocle Arts Review
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On the box, top beats and treading the boards
Robert Bound sits down with Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’, and Will Hodgkinson, chief rock and pop critic for ‘The Times’, for this week’s TV and music releases. Plus: we…
October’s reading, listening and exhibitions
Chris Lord is joined in the studio by Jane Morris, editor at large of ‘The Art Newspaper’, and John Mitchinson, publisher at Unbound, to talk about this month’s art and books. Plus: we speak…
Lights, camera, action!
Tom Edwards is joined in the studio by film critics Karen Krizanovich and Jason Solomons to discuss their highlights of this year’s London Film Festival. We also head to the Frankfurt Book Fair to…
From a ‘Labour of Love’ to ‘The Exorcist’
Matt Alagiah sits down with theatre critic Matt Wolf and book reviewer John Mitchinson. Plus we speak to Sean Mathias who is directing the stage version of ‘The Exorcist’ and find out the top…
Musical licks
Monocle Culture editor Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Will Hodgkinson, chief rock and pop critic for ‘The Times’, and DJ and broadcaster Georgie Rogers to discuss this month’s album releases. Plus:…
The small and the silver screen
Film critic Jason Solomons and TV editor for ‘London Live’ Toby Earle join Ben Rylan to discuss this month’s big and small-screen entertainment. Plus: we meet the UK singer who has adopted the French…
Basquiat at the Barbican
As the Barbican’s much-anticipated ‘Basquiat: Boom For Real’ exhibition opens its doors we discuss the life and work of the prodigious artist. Plus: we attend a funeral for the ‘Cassini’ space probe and find…
Robert Forster, this month’s books and Argentina’s new music tour
Matt Alagiah is joined by writer Mark Mason and online editor for ‘The Bookseller’ Sarah Shaffi to discuss this month’s book releases. Plus: we head to Buenos Aires to learn about cumbia music and…
From Taylor Swift to Sarajevo
In the studio this week are Will Hodgkinson, chief rock and pop critic for ‘The Times’, and Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’. They talk music and television with Monocle’s Tom…
September on the silver screen, Amsterdam’s arts and the colourful life of Molly Parkin
Ben Rylan is joined by film critics Karen Krizanovich and Anna Smith in the studio to see what’s on at the cinema this week. We also head to Amsterdam for Uitmarkt Festival, meet the…
