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She’s got talent

18 August 2016

Cécile Frot-Coutaz heads up the Fremantle Media Group, a content provider with a huge global reach thanks to its TV brands including ‘The X Factor’ and ‘American Idol’. She discusses evolving viewing habits and how she…

Travel

London

A tangle of roads and lanes, a muddle of rising and falling neighbourhoods, London can be a tough beast to tame, even for those who call it home. But this ever-changing and regenerating capital can also charm you with its…

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50. Home remedies

21 May 2020

Lockdown has proved to be the ultimate test of what we want from our living spaces. Interior designer Ilse Crawford tells us how simplicity, cleanliness and communal thinking should inform how housing is developed from now…

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Ralph Steadman

18 January 2018

As the ink-spattered architect of Gonzo journalism and Hunter S Thompson’s co-conspirator, Steadman’s inimitable illustration style is known the world over. Here he talks bomb-shelter dining, Donald Trump and the unceasing…

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To the manor born

22 October 2020

Wine from England? Surely not, you might think. But vineyards are proliferating in the country’s sunny south and wine-makers are right at home in the rolling hills.

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49. Can we fix it?

21 May 2020

Yes, says architect Sir David Chipperfield. The pandemic has shown us that we can build a better future.

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Ercol’s furniture business lasted two world wars and it’s still sitting pretty – here’s how

16 April 2020

Ercol has refined the craft of making fine timber furniture in the UK, elevating its design and quality. As the family firm named after founder Lucian Ercolani marks its centenary, we visit its factory in the Chiltern Hills…

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Perfect blend

22 February 2018

Russell Norman on managing a sumptuous spread of restaurants while writing a smorgasbord of compelling cookbooks.

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47. Cutting it fine

21 May 2020

There are few incentives to wear our finery while working from home. Designer Paula Gerbase says that we should emerge from the lockdown with renewed vigour to dress up and buy smart.

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35. Shop’s a keeper

21 May 2020

If you use your loaf (and pick your pastries wisely) this could be the making of independent food stores.

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North star

19 September 2019

Nicola Sturgeon on fighting Brexit, boosting brand Scotland and leading the charge for independence.

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High value

19 April 2018

At every opportunity the chairman of Christie’s UK makes a bid for relaxation at his country retreat.

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Home sweet home

22 June 2017

Considered bland and suburban by most, the Home Counties boast a bubbling undercurrent of creativity. UK band Saint Etienne is now singing their praises

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Floating a new idea

1 May 2009

Consigned to the history books as a non-viable form of transport and now more commonly seen used by film baddies, the airship is finally being reinvented for the eco generation. British firm Hybrid Air Vehicles is creating…

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Military parade

16 August 2012

Part of the British Army for nearly 200 years, Nepalese Gurkhas are renowned for their skill and bravery. For Monocle, these Gurkhas swapped their distinctive uniforms for bold, smart civvies.

Radio

The Bulletin with UBS - The UK election

11 June 2017

This week we’re discussing the outcome of Thursday’s general election in the UK. Prime minister Theresa May called the snap vote at a time when her incumbent Conservative party was flying high in the polls. But after a…