The Classics 12: Donna Hay

The Rails, Venetia Rainey, Sara Shamsavari and Jo Wallace

We meet singer-songwriters The Rails, whose new record ‘Other People’ continues the husband-and-wife duo’s smart update on folk traditions. Plus, a report on how the Amsterdam brewing scene hots up for summer and we speak…

The Classics 34: DBC Pierre

Author DBC Pierre joins The Monocle Weekly team to discuss tips and tricks for writing, as detailed in his book ‘Release the Bats’.

Eileen Cooper, Frederick Bernas and Vhils

We meet Eileen Cooper: artist, keeper of London’s Royal Academy art school and co-ordinator of its famed Summer Exhibition. Plus: reporter Frederick Bernas checks out the Paraty International Literary Festival in Brazil and…

The Classics 33: Jonathan Yeo

Artist Jonathan Yeo discusses his career creating portraits of everyone from Dennis Hopper to Cara Delevingne and his subversive images of George W Bush. Original air date: 27 March 2016.

Noma Bar, Guy De Launey and Andrew O’Neill

Israeli illustrator and graphic artist Noma Bar discusses his career and new retrospective book collection ‘Bittersweet’. We also head to Belgrade – where Monocle’s Guy De Launey has been sampling summer with the city’s ice…

The Classics 32: Dan Cruickshank

We listen back to a discussion with British art historian and architecture expert Dan Cruickshank, who joined us in 2015 to tell us about the 100 most important buildings ever made. Original air date: 8 November 2015.

Trajal Harrell, Zoë Lescaze and Fergus Linehan

We meet choreographer and artist Trajal Harrell, whose new show at London’s Barbican, ‘Hoochie Koochie’, is combining art, dance, and everything in between. Plus, writer Zoë Lescaze joins us to discuss her book ‘Paleoart…

Soosan Lolavar, Morten Strøksnes and Alex Preston

We speak to musician and composer Soosan Lolavar about her new opera on immigration “ID, Please”. Plus, Norwegian author Morten Strøksnes reflects on his new book “Shark Drunk” and writer Alex Preston joins us to talk about…

The Classics 31: Nahlah Ayed

We have another listen to our discussion with the Canadian journalist, who visited one of the most diplomatically isolated nations on Earth: North Korea.

Original air date: 5 June 2016

Fabrizio Ballabio, Matthew Engel, Danny Goldberg

We discuss Milanese entrance halls with Fabrizio Ballabio, Americanisms with Matthew Engel and the idealism of the 1960s with Danny Goldberg.

The Classics 30: Bobby Gillespie

We listen back to last year’s conversation with musical shapeshifter and rock’n’roll survivor Bobby Gillespie, lead singer of UK band Primal Scream. Original air date: 22 May 2016.

Phyllida Lloyd, Daniel O’Sullivan and Adam Wagner

We speak to film and stage director Phyllida Lloyd, creator of such screen hits as ‘Mamma Mia!’ and ‘The Iron Lady’, about her newest project: Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ performed by an all-female cast. Plus, musician…

The Classics 29: Gillian McCain

A relisten to our discussion with writer Gillian McCain who, along with co-author Legs McNeil, is responsible for one of the most influential books on music writing of the past 20 years: ‘Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral…

Andy Hamilton, Peter Randall-Page and Clare Conville

We’re joined by comedy and satire writer Andy Hamilton to talk over his podcast ‘Inside Donald Trump’. Plus: sculptor Peter Randall-Page discusses his career and his new work that’s part of London’s Sculpture in the City…

The Classics 28: Neil Hannon

We listen back to a chat with musician Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy that touches on history, humour and, of course, pop music.

Original air date: 13 August 2016