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9 August 2021
Robert Bound chats to French film director Julien Faraut about his new documentary ‘The Witches of the Orient’, about Japan’s 1964 Olympic women’s volleyball team.
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9 August 2021
Robert Bound chats to French film director Julien Faraut about his new documentary ‘The Witches of the Orient’, about Japan’s 1964 Olympic women’s volleyball team.
7 June 2023
This week, Marie Ela Lanzanas, chief concierge at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah, shares her top tips for travelling in the UAE and Monocle’s Tomos Lewis gives us the lowdown from Toronto. Also in the programme:…
11 June 2023
The best of Monocle Radio in the week: we pay tribute to a bossa-nova legend, attend the European Tramdriver Championship and take a ride on the Orient Express.
6 July 2020
We look at musical maestro Ennio Morricone’s legacy and weigh in as England heads back to pubs and restaurants. Plus: a new book about gender identity and sexual orientation.
19 March 2024
Glassblower John Pomp and luxury bag designer Marina Raphael join us in the studio. Plus: we meet Maxime d’Angeac, the architect reinterpreting the historic Orient Express.
24 March 2022
We have the latest from Kyiv as Volodymyr Zelensky calls on the world to protest against the Russian invasion. We also look back on the life of Madeleine Albright who has died at the age of 84, explore a new route for the…
12 October 2016
We discuss ‘Easy’, the Netflix’s series based around relationships in Chicago, ‘Oriented’ a new documentary exploring sexual and national identity for Palestinian, and HBO’s new blockbuster sci-fi show ‘Westworld’.
16 November 2015
On our art exhibition list this week we have a collection of Cy Twomblys at the new Gagosian Gallery in Mayfair; Irving Penn’s ‘Flowers’, a series of meticulous, botanical photographs originally commissioned by ‘American…
30 July 2020
We visit Toyooka City, where organic farming has boosted biodiversity and enticed back its emblematic bird – and the return of the oriental stork has attracted more visitors. We also visit Yonago City to learn how genera…
24 June 2016
Director Stefano Sollima and star Pierfrancesco Favino discuss ‘Suburra’ and the dark underbelly of Rome. We hear from the star of ‘Remainder’ Arsher Ali, discuss documentary ‘Oriented’ about what it’s like to be a gay…
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