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
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We speak to Savile Row tailor Patrick grant about why sewing may once again be sexy, meet expert Marc Allum for insider tips on hunting for antiques and catch up with the curators of a new exhibition in London that’s making art more accessible.
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We find out what makes the perfect English phrase, head onto the streets of the UK to uncover the secret underworld of drugs and find out what constitutes the world’s stupidest crime.
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Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound meet author Simon Winchester to learn about the men who united the US, hear from journalist and writer Robin Morgan on why 1963 was a year that radically changed everything, John Fisher drops in to explain the history of stand-up comedy.
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Robert Bound and Tom Edwards are joined by documentary producer and journalist Christopher Hird to uncover the plight of Australia’s Aboriginal communities, New York playwright and musician Ethan Lipton drops by to discuss his performance piece “No Place To Go”, and celebrated Rolling Stones photographer Gered Mankowitz reflects on his…
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Our original Sunday show is hosted by Robert Bound and Andrew Tuck, covering key interviews of the week and looking ahead to the next seven days.
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Andrew Tuck and Tom Edwards sit down with acclaimed conductor John Mauceri, reveal the mystery surrounding King Tut’s death with archaeologist Chris Naunton, and discuss the secrets of the Kama Sutra with author Sally Howard.
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As the UK prepares to celebrate Guy Fawkes night we explore the history of fireworks with author and academic Simon Werret and we meet Dutch writer and filmmaker Arnold van Bruggen who is exploring Russia’s Olympic city, Sochi.
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Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound are joined by former BBC foreign correspondent Tim Sebastian and Buzzfeed’s foreign editor Miriam Elder to ask whether the foreign correspondent as we know it is “dead”, we air a special report on music in Mali, and chronicle the life of the woman described as…
