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
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 to Globe Hamlet’.
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 editor and publisher of ‘Guantánamo Diary’.
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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.
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Artists Rob and Nick Carter explain their solo show Chinese Whispers, editor Joe Warwick discusses the new edition of Where Chefs Eat, and we explore art in post-Soviet states with Josephine Burton.
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Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound are joined by Professor Robert Tombs, who explains the turbulent and multifaceted history of the English, the duo also delve into the past of London’s Old Vic theatre with author Terry Coleman, and meet film-critic Anna Smith.
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Andrew Tuck and Rob Bound meet The Rolling Stones photographer Gered Mankowitz, talk to Ziauddin Sardar about his new book on Mecca and get Peter York’s New Year’s Eve do’s and don’ts.
