Sunday Brunch

Apr 28 2019 548

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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.

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The art of remembering

Apr 28 2019 60 mins

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.

Isabelle Huppert and the qualities of camp

Apr 21 2019 60 mins

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.

Salone del Mobile

Apr 14 2019 60 mins

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.

A nature series worth nurturing

Apr 07 2019 60 mins

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.

Tackling men’s mental health

Mar 31 2019 60 mins

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.

Enter stage left (and right)

Mar 24 2019 60 mins

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.

London Burlesque Festival

Mar 17 2019 60 mins

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.

Making the arts accessible

Mar 10 2019 60 mins

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.

Changing British culture

Mar 03 2019 57 mins

We assess the impact of refugees from Nazi Europe on British culture. Plus: abstract artwork, how to retell Shakespeare and the weekend papers.

The art of luxury

Feb 24 2019 58 mins

We discuss how to create the feeling of luxury. Plus: specialist sound design, the tale of a household and food from northeast India.