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Making scents

21 March 2013

A centre of perfume making for centuries, the town of Grasse in the South of France is holding on to its reputation as fragrance capital of the world by developing new technology alongside time-honoured traditions.

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Grass is greener

22 June 2016

Portugal’s capital is not known as a green city but a bold redevelopment is turning former wastelands into spectacular parks with cycle lanes. We speak to the city’s ambitious environment and energy councillor about his…

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Studio twenty-four

17 September 2007

Al Jazeera English is the first English-language 24-hour news and current affairs channel from the Middle East. It launched in November 2006 alongside the orginal Al Jazeera. The channel is based in Doha, Qatar, with…

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Africa/Middle East

23 May 2013

Who's in charge of Somaliland's skies, which nation is rolling in Grasse, and who's going to get Iran's top job?

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Export duty

19 April 2012

In the past, Germany has been wary about showing off its assets. Not anymore. Monocle explores how the Goethe-Institut cultural centres are disseminating all things German, from New York to New Delhi. And free from gover…

Film

Making Scents

28 March 2013

Radio

The Recap - News and analysis highlights

18 April 2015

Highlights of the best news from our live shows this week, from birthdays in North Korea to a look at the life of German novelist Gunter Grass.

Radio

The Foreign Desk - Coups d’etat: do they ever really work?

4 May 2019

Coups d’etat have been enjoying something of a renaissance. But who really gains when they go right? What happens when they go wrong? And can it ever be guaranteed that the grass is greener on the other side?

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Expo no. 82: States of airplay

19 March 2015

While rolling news and shock jocks may grab the headlines there is another facet of US media quietly growing its audience. Public radio is heir to a rich tradition of discursive debate, grass-roots music and local focus…

Radio

The Cinema Show - Suburbia

15 January 2016

The skies are always sunny, the grass is eternally green and roses are always in bloom. We wander through suburbia in the cinema, from the dark drama of Sam Mendes to the bright colours of Doris Day. Plus: how has the…

Radio

The Monocle Daily - Monday 13 April

13 April 2015

We discuss political developments in Yemen, grade the success of the Summit of the Americas, look at the legacy of Günter Grass, examine Hillary Clinton’s relationship with New York mayor Bill de Blasio, find out why the…

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Good hood

17 June 2007

Everyone loves an urban village but few cities know quite how to get the mix of retail, services and residents right. London recently decided to grass over Trafalgar Square temporarily to celebrate its urban villages while…

Radio

The Entrepreneurs - Perfumer H

18 September 2019

Lyn Harris is the founder of Perfumer H, the boutique brand, shop and working laboratory she runs in London’s Marylebone neighbourhood. Harris is one of the most well-known names in the world of fragrance; she created her…

Monocle Minute

Autumn gold

27 August 2016

The shorter evenings and bonfires on the horizon cheer no one but there are silver linings to those approaching autumn clouds. One of them is the new record from Ryley Walker, who started small in Rockford, Illinois, and…

Monocle Minute

Milk float

3 June 2016

Rotterdam is looking to the sea to bring its urban life and agriculture closer together. A new project, Floating Farm, will be home to 60 dairy cows – producing milk, cheese, cream, butter and yoghurt – on a structure…

Radio

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 289: Nordic Council of Ministers series, part seven – Communicating the climate emergency

27 October 2021

With COP26 approaching, communicating the reality of climate change is clearly important but it’s a notoriously tricky message to get across. As recent protests in the UK and elsewhere have shown, it’s easy to alienate the…