Monocle 24: Sunday Brunch

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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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    • Apr 28, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    The art of remembering

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 60:00


    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.

    Isabelle Huppert and the qualities of camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 60:00


    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.

    Salone del Mobile

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 60:00


    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.

    A nature series worth nurturing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 60:00


    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.

    Tackling men’s mental health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 60:00


    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.

    Enter stage left (and right)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 60:00


    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.

    London Burlesque Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 60:00


    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.

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    Making the arts accessible

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 60:00


    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.

    Changing British culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 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.

    The art of luxury

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 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.

    Liberating Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 60:00


    We walk the route that allied forces took when liberating Europe during the Second World War. Plus: long-forgotten writers, organ-donor recipients and the weekend papers.

    Why theatres matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 57:38


    As the Theatres At Risk Register is released, we discuss the importance of these venues. Plus: one of the UK’s most famous ships, political cartoons and where best to drink wine.

    Clearing the oceans

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 48:19


    We discuss how superyacht owners can save the world. Plus: we celebrate black and brown cultural innovators and try food from Asturias.

    Staying creative

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 60:00


    We discuss how artists keep from going stale and try to identify the secrets behind perfect choreography. Plus: the story of Madame Tussaud, the weekend papers and how to kick the January blues.

    Welcome to the UK?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 60:00


    As Brexit, in one form or other, edges ever closer, we examine the plight of refugees in the UK through a play. Plus: Middle Eastern art, the power of the termite and some alcohol-free gin and tonic.

    Culture from a global perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 60:00


    We take a cultural tour of the world as we visit the London Borough of Culture and the Chinese Arts Now festival. Plus: the art of flight, weekend papers and how London’s most famous bar in the 1990s has had a revamp.

    Sunday Brunch: Modern Day Mimes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 60:00


    We discuss the London International Mime Festival 2019 and meet Adam Szabo the Managing Director of the Manchester Collective. Plus: we try Calvados and go through the weekend papers.

    Sunday Brunch: Best of 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2018 60:00


    We celebrate a year of ‘Sunday Brunch’ with highlights from 2018: how a song changed a brand, the vegan revolution and how art has changed in the century since the First World War.

    Sunday Brunch: preparing for Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 60:00


    As the big day approaches, we’ve got some last-minute tips for the perfect feast, as well as the best drinks to match. Plus: festive weekend papers and the power of ice.

    Sunday Brunch: Diverse artistry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 56:34


    We meet two artists who traverse genres. Plus: how to bring joy to your everyday, weekend papers and we try some British savoury buns.

    Zürich Christmas Market 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 57:00


    Get in the festive spirit for a special edition of the show, broadcast live from The Monocle Christmas Market in Zürich. Raclette at the ready.

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    London Christmas Market 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 55:00


    In this special edition of the show, we are live from our London Christmas Market 2018.

    The impact of sound

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 54:52


    We look at how sound can be used in two different ways: to commemorate the outbreak of the Spanish flu and to help refugees. Plus: job satisfaction, the weekend papers and Ecuadorian cacao.

    Contemporary circus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 60:00


    The future of the circus, a love song to Europe, the Palace of Versailles, the weekend papers and Middle Eastern cooking at home.

    Maori literature

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 60:00


    We meet some of New Zealand’s leading Maori authors. Plus: a report from Pitchfork Paris, the weekend papers, female tribes and the ethical tea brand trying to change the industry.

    Asian Art in London

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 57:00


    As Asian Art in London hits full swing, we look at the art scene in the region. Plus: classical piano meets Pink Floyd, the lost houses of the estancia and vegan chef Shannon Martinez.

    Kunst 18 Zürich

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 60:00


    As Kunst 18 Zürich hits full swing we take the cultural temperature of the city from our bureau there.

    Delayed gratification

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 53:54


    We discuss why some books find popularity long after publication and profile artist Yayoi Kusama. Plus: the reign of Nur Jahan, the craft cider movement and the weekend papers.

    Undiscovered suffragettes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2018 56:29


    We discover some previously unseen photos of Britain’s suffragettes. Plus: a life through music, the story of horror and how to survive a decade in London’s competitive restaurant scene.

    ‘Hooked’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2018 60:00


    We discuss the psychology behind addiction with London’s Science Gallery, meet artist Zak Ové, leaf through the weekend papers, find out how to deal with a natural disaster and visit Bluebird Café in London. Bluebird Café As the 20 year-old café expands across London, we discuss how an old favourite keeps up.

    Women artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2018 57:05


    We discuss the underrepresentation of female artists in the commercial sector and look at the importance of theatres. Plus: dealing with global inequality, weekend papers and Kricket’s newest restaurant.

    Artistic couples

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2018 57:07


    We explore how couples work together as artists and how art is helping with prisoners’ rehabilitation. Plus: how to waste less, the weekend papers and Manifesto Pizza.

    Live from Zürich

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2018 65:00


    For a special edition of the show we head to our new bureau in Zürich, where we’re joined by some of the people who make up the city’s thriving cultural scene.

    Artistic licence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 57:02


    We discuss how luxury brands are using art to reach new customers, meet a cellist-turned-artist and visit Cinnamon Kitchen as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary.

    The Festival of Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2018 57:20


    We meet some of the greatest minds from art, architecture and music. Plus: we analyse Chinese comedy, look at how a song changed advertising and head to a new avocado bar in London.

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    Van Gogh and the asylum

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2018 56:53


    We look at how the asylum affected Vincent van Gogh with Martin Bailey, who has written a new book about the artist. Plus: indie publisher Charco Press, the world's best national parks and how to make a great restaurant.

    Pinter at the Pinter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2018 59:55


    We discuss the life of one of Britain’s most prolific playwrights and seductive symphonies. Plus: Scandi dining, how to grill and weekend papers.

    Art from the brink of war

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2018 57:28


    We look at art from Weimar Germany and discuss sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the US. Plus: Levantine food and the weekend papers.

    Virtual-reality theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2018


    We put on a headset and step into the digital world as we discuss virtual reality and theatre, and then homelessness in 1970s London. Plus: human errors, and guilt-free dining.

    Political opera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 55:33


    We speak to composer Keith Burstein on his politically charged work, and to one of the oldest art shippers in London. Plus: feline literature, weekend papers and chef Aurelie Altemaire.

    Sunday Brunch: Writing in isolation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2018 60:00


    We discuss how writers deal with loneliness and meet some exciting first-time directors. Plus: the data behind literature and some Portuguese-Algarvian food.

    Sunday Brunch: The one-handed musical trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2018 60:00


    We meet the man helping physically disabled people play musical instruments. Plus: Renaissance insults, Nelson Mandela’s favourite food and the weekend papers.

    Sunday Brunch: 133 Dambusters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2018 60:00


    We discuss the 133 Dambusters and meet creative director Tom Hingston. Plus: the Curious Arts Festival, weekend papers and cocktails with a view.

    Sunday Brunch: Pop art

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 60:00


    We discuss pop art with an artist and a gallerist, and look at the life of Dorothea Lange. Plus: feminist saints, weekend papers and Korean food.

    Sunday Brunch: Sculpture in the City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 60:00


    Via London’s annual public-art programme, we look at how art affects your mental health. Plus: Hector Macdonald on truth, an exhibition on teeth and Michael Carr on Restaurant 92.

    Sunday Brunch: Postwar art

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2018 60:00


    We discuss how conflict can change and affect artwork, and profile the life of Frida Kahlo. Plus: MP Jo Swinson, the weekend papers and chef Martha Ortiz.

    Sunday Brunch: The Future Starts Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2018 60:00


    We discuss how the world is changing and meet the owners of a new London gallery. Plus: the history of factories, Bengali cuisine and weekend papers.

    Sunday Brunch: the Windrush generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 60:00


    We discuss the lives of the Windrush generation and talk bespoke album artwork. Plus: meet the minds behind Remote Contact, Poet in the City and the American Bar.

    Sunday Brunch: Big art

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2018 60:00


    We discuss the appeal and power of large-scale art. Plus: artist Tom Hammick, the differences between UK and US English and chef Mini Patel on the return of the British café.

    Sunday Brunch: ‘Effigies of Wickedness’

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 57:10


    We look at a play bringing back cabaret banned by the Nazis and discuss a visual opera coming to London. Plus: James MacManus on the affair between General Eisenhower and his driver in the Second World War and we discuss the Palme d’Or.

    Sunday Brunch: A worldwide cultural sample

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2018 60:00


    We take a trip around the world as we hear about a cultural festival in Palestine, recap last night’s Eurovision and head to Cannes. Plus: we preview some upcoming Apsley Lates and learn how to train our brains.

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