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
Playing to the gallery
Andrew Tuck and Tom Edwards meet the satirical artist and author Miriam Elia to find out why galleries – and the publishing industry – are ripe for humorous critique. Plus, chocolatier Paul A Young explains all about London Chocolate Week while Australian writer and journalist Stuart Braun describes the lure…
Other worlds
Robert Bound and Andrew Tuck hear from Doug Millard and Alexandra Smirnova, curators of the new ‘Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age’ exhibition at London’s Science Museum. They also meet legendary music photographer Mick Rock and celebrate the best in Norwegian design with the organisers and co-curators of 100% Norway.
Higher learning
Robert Bound and Steve Bloomfield hear from celebrated novelist Sebastian Faulks about exploring the human mind while rethinking the 20th century’s biggest events. We also talk to sports writer Donald McRae about the story of world-champion boxer Emile Griffith and look skywards with Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of The Cloud Appreciation…
Creative spaces
Steve Bloomfield and Markus Hippi discuss artists’ studios with Olivier Widmaier Picasso – the producer, lawyer and grandson of a certain Pablo. Plus, Australian culinary icon Donna Hay talks about the country’s food scene and her book ‘The New Easy’ and film critic Jason Solomons analyses the controversial career of…
Behind the scenes
Andrew Tuck and Steve Bloomfield reappraise the life of 20th-century intellectual giant Gore Vidal with his friend and biographer Jay Parini. We also take a look at exploitation-cinema posters with film director Nicolas Winding Refn and film writer Alan Jones. Plus: geographer turned comedian Mark Cooper-Jones gets a few laughs…
Cover versions
Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound meet music-writer Peter Doggett to question whether the story of pop music is still moving forward. We also hear from film-director Abel Ferrara about his new biopic that looks at the troubled life of Italian film-icon Pier Paolo Pasolini. Plus: former art-director for ‘The New…
Weird wild west
Robert Bound and Tom Edwards grapple with the origins of some ghoulish intruders as they talk to author Roger Luckhurst about his new book ‘Zombies: A Cultural History’. We also hear about some more welcome visitors as we chat to Matthew Shaw, curator of ‘Animal Tales’, an exhibition at the…
Roll on summer
Tom Edwards and Steve Bloomfield explore the sights, sounds and tastes of summer. We cover DJ legend Norman Jay, then take to the waves with author William Finnegan and discuss his new book devoted to surfing, ‘Barbarian Days’. Plus we hear Pete Brown’s musings on the trends and culture on…
Nicely done
Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound meet style guru Peter York to learn why he’s trying to become a nicer person. Plus, we here about the Travel Photographer of the Year event with Chris Coe and learn why cricket is in need of rediscovering its gentlemanly reputation with sports writer Sam…
Setting scenes
Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound talk to Tellart’s Matt Cottam about how to integrate technology into places of learning such as London’s Science Museum. We also meet Japanese photographer Tomoko Yoneda to chat about her serene images of dramatic locations. Plus: designer Jeff Staple educates the team about what it…
