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
Touch, photography and Monopoly
We celebrate the sense of touch with neuroscience professor David J Linden and go window shopping through the iron curtain with photographer David Hlynsky. Plus, writer Mary Pilon talks us through the real story…
Trading places
Dominick Tyler walks us through the lush photographic lexicon of the British landscape and writer Mark Gevisser discusses his memoir ‘Lost and Found in Johannesburg’. Plus, we hear about a new exhibition exploring the…
Literary arts
Featuring Juliet Wilson-Bareau on ‘Goya: The Witches and Old Women Album’, Oliver Kamm on his new book ‘Accidence Will Happen: The Non-Pedantic Guide to English Usage’, and Dominic Dromgoole from Shakespeare’s Globe on ‘Globe…
Global snapshot
We report on a new exhibition highlighting forgotten images from Libya’s past, Ann Morgan introduces new book ‘Reading The World: Confessions of a Literary Explorer’ and a behind-the-scenes look at Studio 54.
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Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound speak to the author Andrew Keen on why the internet is not the answer. Plus curator Mark Sealy explains the relationship between photography and human-rights activism.
Friday 30 January
Musician Chilly Gonzales joins Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound to discuss his new tracks inspired by Henry III, John McEnroe and others. Plus the history of cotton and art from the Middle East.
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We meet the author of the award-winning play ‘Liberian Girl’, Gerard Russell discusses his new book ‘Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East’, and we’re joined by the…
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We meet authors John and Jack Sutherland, journey into the world of everyday risk with Polly Morlan and ask Fatos Ustek to explain her ‘Fig-2’ project at London’s ICA.
