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Latest Episodes
The ideological city
We investigate the impact that past and present political ideologies have on the way our urban areas look and function.
Tall Stories 266: Hong Kong General Post Office
Monocle’s Nina Milhaud discusses building preservation in Hong Kong with architectural historian Charles Lai, as they look at a classic piece of civic architecture that is due for demolition.
The summer of play
How can we design our streets to encourage play and give young people back the summer that was lost to the global pandemic?
Tall Stories 265: The Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley
Monocle’s Emma Nelson visits the UK’s Royal Horticultural Society to see how it’s monitoring trees to tackle climate change.
Designing safer cities for women
How to make better and safer public spaces for women and girls around the world. With Imogen Clark, co-founder of Make Space for Girls, and Leslie Kern, author of ‘Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World’.
Tall Stories 264: Little Island, New York
Monocle’s Henry Rees-Sheridan takes a closer look at the forces behind New York’s newest park.
Bays, beaches and riverbanks
We take to the water to see how cities are developing some of their most sought-after pieces of coastal property.
Tall Stories 263: Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey
Monocle’s Christy Evans travels to the dead centre of Surrey to visit the largest cemetery in the UK.
Subtle specialities
We dig below the surface to explore some lesser-known city specialities.
Tall Stories 262: Central Harbourfront Event Space, Hong Kong
James Chambers goes for a stroll along a prime piece of Hong Kong real estate that’s due to be sold.
