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30 Jan 2022
30 min

Meet the Writers - George Kay: 

Georgina Godwin meets the man behind hit Netflix show, ‘Lupin’. The French mystery thriller has had magnificent success and was the most-viewed title on the streaming service in the first three months of 2021.

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20 Nov 2021
30 min

The Stack - CNN Portugal, ‘Inque’ and ‘Nsenene’: 

We speak with Nuno Santos, director of CNN Portugal, about the launch of the channel. Plus: Dan Crowe from new literary title ‘Inque’, and ‘Nsenene’, a new book by Italian photographer Michele Sibiloni on grasshopper-catching in Uganda.

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31 Oct 2021
1 hour

The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24: 

Highlights from the past week, including Baroness Hale on her memoir, ‘Spider Woman’, and groundbreaking photographer Tyler Mitchell on his meteoric rise after shooting the cover of ‘Vogue’. Plus, we review science-fiction epic ‘Dune’.

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29 Oct 2021
30 min

The Big Interview - Tyler Mitchell: 

Groundbreaking photographer Tyler Mitchell speaks to Robert Bound about his meteoric rise after shooting both Beyonce and vice-president Kamala Harris for the cover of ‘Vogue’.

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26 Sep 2021
1 hour

The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24: 

The best of the past week on Moncle 24, including Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, talking to Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas. Plus: the editor of ‘The Sunday Times’, Emma Tucker, discusses the future of the media, and we discuss what this weekend’s federal elections in Germany could mean for the country.

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10 Aug 2019
30 min

The Stack - ‘New York’ magazine: 

This week we speak to ‘New York’ magazine’s editor in chief David Haskell. We also look at the problems facing the ‘Los Angeles Times’ and review how the Hong Kong dailies are covering the protests.

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3 Dec 2018
30 min

Monocle on Culture - Commercial Christmas: 

With the annual battle for the best Christmas advert well underway we take a look at this year’s offerings and work out where festive TV commercials can go next. Robert Bound is joined by Toby Earle and Scott Bryan. Plus: what are Christmas ads like elsewhere in the world? We put the question to the Monocle team.

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25 Nov 2018
30 min

The Big Interview - Jane Mayer: 

Investigative journalist Mayer became the first female Washington correspondent for ‘The Wall Street Journal’ in 1984 and had been a staff writer at ‘The New Yorker’ since 1995; she has also published numerous non-fiction books. She talks about corruption in Washington, increasing press hostility and her determination to expose the truth.

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12 Nov 2018
30 min

Monocle on Culture - Mickey Mouse at 90: 

As Mickey hits a significant birthday, we take a look at his career as a film star, logo, toy and all-round international brand superstar.

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8 Oct 2018
30 min

Monocle on Culture - ‘A Star Is Born’: 

Many versions of the 1937 film ‘A Star Is Born’ have been made over the years and the latest person to tackle one of Hollywood’s favourite love stories is Bradley Cooper. He also stars in his directorial debut alongside Lady Gaga, but has it won the hearts of our critics, Simran Hans and Karen Krizanovich?

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27 Aug 2018
29 min

Monocle on Culture - Autumn lookahead 2018: 

Robert Bound and his team of cultural clairvoyants tell us what we will be watching, listening to and reading this autumn. Our guests are film critic Simran Hans, broadcaster and DJ Georgie Rogers and Ted Hodgkinson, head of literature and spoken word at London’s Southbank Centre.

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20 Aug 2018
28 min

Monocle on Culture - ‘Disenchantment’: 

‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Futurama’ creator Matt Groening has released his new animated series ‘Disenchantment’ on Netflix. But when you have a couple of hits under your belt, how easy is it to impress fans again? Tom Edwards and the TV critics Lucy Jones and Toby Earle ask whether ‘Disenchantment’ can match the success of its predecessors.

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Cover art for Monocle on Culture
18 Jun 2018
28 min

Monocle on Culture - Studio 54: 

As ‘Studio 54’ hits cinemas, Robert Bound is joined by film critic Jason Solomons and Horse Meat Disco DJ Severino Panzetta to discuss the documentary about the legendary New York nightclub, as well as the club’s legacy and the music and movies it reminds them of.

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4 Jun 2018
30 min

Monocle on Culture - ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’: 

Film critics Karen Krizanovich and Tim Robey join Tom Edwards in the studio to discuss the new ‘Star Wars’ prequel, ‘Solo’. After a bumpy production process is it plain-sailing for the latest instalment of this intergalactic franchise?

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14 May 2018
28 min

Monocle on Culture - ‘Arrested Development’ remix: ‘Fateful Consequences’: 

Should a bad TV season get a second chance? The makers of ‘Arrested Development’ have remixed and rereleased their fourth season and Robert Bound takes a look at it with the critics Karen Krizanovich and Toby Earle. Plus, they review new TV series ‘Patrick Melrose’ and ‘Safe’.

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Cover art for Monocle on Culture
1 Jan 2018
30 min

Monocle on Culture - Culture lookahead: 2018: 

Robert Bound is joined in the studio by broadcaster and DJ Georgie Rogers, film critic for ‘The Telegraph’ Tim Robey and publisher at Unbound John Mitchinson to discuss the music, films and books that they’re looking forward to in 2018.

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8 Dec 2017
38 min

The Monocle Arts Review - Top TV: 

We discuss this month’s TV with Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’ and discover what people around the world will be watching this Christmas. Plus theatre critic Matt Wolf gives us his take on some of London’s current shows on stage.

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2 Oct 2017
25 min

Monocle on Culture - Radiotopia: 

Holly Fisher meets Julie Shapiro, executive producer for Radiotopia – the US podcast network responsible for hit shows such as ‘99% Invisible’ and ‘Song Exploder’.

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