The Monocle Weekly
Conversations with authors, artists, and business leaders shaping the world. Monocle’s longest-running show delivers insights and interviews weekly.
Latest Episodes
David Goldblatt, Gillian McCain and Matt Potter
We look forward to the Rio Olympics with journalist David Goldblatt, author of new book ‘The Games: A Global History of the Olympics’. Plus: Gillian McCain joins us to discuss the stories behind music book ‘Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk’, which is 20 years old this…
Michael Kiwanuka, Dr Matthew Green and Ellen Wettmark
Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound welcome singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka to Midori House to discuss his new album ‘Love & Hate’. We also hear from historian Dr Matthew Green, who explains the history of London through seven drinks. Plus: Ellen Wettmark, cultural attaché for the Swedish embassy in London, tells us…
Henry Dimbleby, Nadine Chahine, Malou Verlomme and Chris Watson
Restaurateur, writer and food specialist Henry Dimbleby discusses the virtues of London’s food markets, typographers Nadine Chahine and Malou Verlomme of design agency Monotype explain their new font ‘Johnston100’ and Chris Watson, the pioneering musician and sound recordist for natural history programmes, tells us about his new event ‘The Town…
William Sitwell, Alex Cuadros and Elisabeth Kögler
William Sitwell discusses his new book ‘Eggs or Anarchy’, which tells the story of how the UK stayed fed during the Second World War. Plus: we talk to journalist Alex Cuadros about his book ‘Brazillionaires’ and the emergence of Brazil’s super rich, and Elisabeth Kögler, director of the Austrian Cultural…
Damian Barr, James Franklin, Gold Panda and Alistair Spalding
Andrew Tuck and Tom Edwards meet writer Damian Barr and wine expert James Franklin to discuss their new project A Book and a Bottle, which matches reds and good reads. We also talk music and travel with producer Gold Panda and learn why dance is on the move in 2016…
Nicolas Winding Refn, Flume and Nahlah Ayed
On this week’s The Monocle Weekly we welcome film director Nicolas Winding Refn, Australian musician Flume and Canadian journalist Nahlah Ayed who talks to us about her experience in North Korea.
Emmy the Great, Catie Marron and Mark Dunhill
Musician Emmy the Great explains how her dual English and Chinese heritage is informing her new music and we hear from author Catie Marron about some of the world’s most inviting city squares. Plus: we chat to Mark Dunhill of London’s Central Saint Martins school of art about its place…
Maja Hoffmann, Bobby Gillespie, Guy Masterson and Bob Paisley
Arts patron, collector and founder of the Luma Foundation Maja Hoffmann tells us how to keep creativity moving, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream explains how the group stay future-focused, and theatre-director Guy Masterson and actor Bob Paisley discuss their new play ‘Bill Clinton Hercules’.
Sir Nicholas Kenyon, Arne & Carlos and Kristian Brodie
Sir Nicholas Kenyon of London’s Barbican drops by Midori House to discuss how to make our cities more open to the arts. Plus: Scandinavian crochet masters Arne & Carlos leave us in stitches and Kristian Brodie explains how a song can help to change a life.
Wolfgang Buttress, Charlotte McDonald-Gibson and Frank Trentmann
Artist Wolfgang Buttress discusses the role of honey bees and how they inspired his ‘The Hive’ installation at Kew Gardens and its accompanying Be musical project. Monocle’s Brussels correspondent Charlotte McDonald-Gibson sheds light on the plight of those fleeing violence in the Middle East and discusses her new book ‘Cast…
