Pour yourself a coffee with Monocle’s ideal weekend companion. Ease into the day with a look at the international newspapers and hear from an array of leading cultural figures, from the ablest architects and auteur film-makers to crafty coffee roasters and the wittiest writers.
90 Available Episodes (90 Total)Average duration: 00:57:27
Apr 28, 2019
The art of remembering
01:00:00
We visit Berlin’s Soviet War Memorial, where an impressive design belies a deeper meaning for both Germany and Russia. Plus: archaeologist Claire Smith explains why restoring Notre Dame won’t make it any less authentic.
Apr 21, 2019
Isabelle Huppert and the qualities of camp
01:00:00
Academy award-winning director Neil Jordan discusses his campy new thriller “Greta”, which stars Isabelle Huppert as a deranged stalker. Plus: how an arts education is raising the standards in US prisons and economist Cornelia Meyer reviews the weekend newspapers.
Apr 14, 2019
Salone del Mobile
01:00:00
Monocle’s Georgina Godwin sits down for a cinnamon bun with leading designers and architects in this special edition broadcast live from the world’s largest furniture fair.
Apr 07, 2019
A nature series worth nurturing
01:00:00
Sir David Attenborough’s new Netflix Original series ‘Our Planet’ is both a visual masterpiece and an urgent call to action. We meet its producers, Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey. Plus: artist Oliver Jeffers on how politics informs creativity, and a review of the weekend newspapers.
Mar 31, 2019
Tackling men’s mental health
01:00:00
We look at a play that is bringing the issue of men’s mental health to the forefront. Plus: one of the world’s top 100 start-ups, weekend papers and we celebrate Burmese New Year.
Mar 24, 2019
Enter stage left (and right)
01:00:00
We look at how political issues can be successfully transferred to the stage. Plus: finding your ‘fragrance wardrobe’, a new novel based around the Holocaust and London restaurant Mortimer House Kitchen.
Mar 17, 2019
London Burlesque Festival
01:00:00
We profile the 2019 version of a festival that does a fine line in raunchy and risqué. Plus: how AI is changing the workplace, an Art Dubai round-up and Chiltern Firehouse’s knack for staying at the forefront of London’s dining scene.
Mar 10, 2019
Making the arts accessible
01:00:00
We profile two companies making the arts more accessible. Plus: Daunt Books Spring Festival, extraordinary women in history and former MasterChef winner Tim Anderson on Japanese cooking.
Mar 03, 2019
Changing British culture
00:57:35
We assess the impact of refugees from Nazi Europe on British culture. Plus: abstract artwork, how to retell Shakespeare and the weekend papers.
Feb 24, 2019
The art of luxury
00:58:24
We discuss how to create the feeling of luxury. Plus: specialist sound design, the tale of a household and food from northeast India.
Apr 28 | 01:00:00
The art of remembering
Apr 21 | 01:00:00
Isabelle Huppert and the qualities of camp
Apr 14 | 01:00:00
Salone del Mobile
Apr 07 | 01:00:00
A nature series worth nurturing
Mar 31 | 01:00:00
Tackling men’s mental health
Mar 24 | 01:00:00
Enter stage left (and right)
Mar 17 | 01:00:00
London Burlesque Festival
Mar 10 | 01:00:00
Making the arts accessible
Mar 03 | 00:57:35
Changing British culture
Feb 24 | 00:58:24
The art of luxury
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