Autumn lookahead 2026
As the season changes, critics Mia Levitin, Kate Hutchinson and Francesca Gavin recommend the books to read, albums to listen to and exhibit...
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Monocle 24: Culture with Robert Bound
Our Culture editor and his guests discuss what has piqued their interest in our one-stop shop for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books and the...
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20 of 108 episodesCreating community
A vibrant community is one that is engaged, connected and in conversation, and providing places for that to happen is essential. So we head...
Summer at the cinema
Robert Bound is joined by Clarisse Loughrey, chief film critic at The Independent, and Tim Robey, film critic for The Telegraph, to discuss...
Soundtrack to the summer
From Colombian pop to classic rock via indie, electronica, jungle and soul, we take a spin through the best albums of the summer. Robert Bou...
The best beach reads for 2026
Whether you're after a laugh, romance or an alternate world, our literary experts round up the summer's best reads. Robert Bound chats with...
Anish Kapoor
We visit London's Hayward Gallery to meet the artist Anish Kapoor at his new wall-expanding, sense-bending, visually enticing exhibition. Pl...
Cannes Film Festival 2026
Film critics Tim Robey and Leila Latif join Robert Bound to review the hits and misses of this year's Cannes Film Festival, including Cristi...
Venice Biennale 2026
Monocle on Culture returns. Robert Bound is joined by culture editor Sophie Monaghan-Coombs, fresh from the Venice Biennale, to discuss ever...
Wallace Chan: ‘Vessels of Other Worlds’
On the eve of the opening of a landmark show across two locations in two countries, artist Wallace Chan discusses his life and practice with...
Saint Etienne on their 13th and final album, ‘International’
Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Sarah Cracknell and Pete Wiggs from beloved British pop band Saint Etienne. They discuss their upcom...
Summer books special: Fredrik Backman, Christopher Bollen and our recommended reading
In our summer books special, Fredrik Backman discusses his latest book, 'My Friends', and Christopher Bollen talks about his novel 'Havoc'....
Summer music special: Green Man Festival and the season’s best albums
In our summer music special, we hear from Green Man Festival owner Fiona Stewart about what to expect from this year's edition of the indepe...
Summer art special: Gilbert & George, Australia’s Aboriginal art centres and Romanian painter Marius Bercea
In our summer art special, we visit an exhibition in London from Gilbert & George, head down under to find out about the art centres produci...
An exploration of the new Nick Drake boxset, “The Making of Five Leaves Left”
A new edition of Nick Drake's "Five Leaves Left" record has been released, which includes previously unheard outtakes. Robert Bound explores...
Documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield on her groundbreaking series, ‘Social Studies’
The documentary series 'Social Studies' explores the culture of social media, with insight into the real-life habits of teenagers. We catch...
Summer exhibitions: Jenny Saville and ‘Once Upon a Time in London’
We head to two major exhibitions taking place this summer: 'Once Upon a Time in London' at Saatchi Yates and 'Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of...
Photographer Dennis Morris reflects on his extraordinary career
British photographer Dennis Morris joins Robert Bound in the studio to discuss his extraordinary career and well-loved images of Bob Marley...
Monocle meets British installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien
We sit down with legendary installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. He discusses his career, early influences and his current show, '...
Art Basel in Basel celebrates its 55th year
Monocle heads to the 55th edition of Art Basel in Basel. We speak with some of the event's leadership team; gallerists reflecting on their s...
Looking ahead to summer: music, film and TV
Robert Bound is joined by Will Hodgkinson, Hannah Strong and Rhianna Dhillon to share their picks of music, film and TV for the season.