Episodes

  • Monocle meets British installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien
    Jun 30 2025

    We sit down with legendary installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. He discusses his career, early influences and his current show, ‘Isaac Julien: I Dream a World’, at San Francisco’s de Young Museum.

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    29 mins
  • Art Basel in Basel celebrates its 55th year
    Jun 23 2025

    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 sales; and curators and artists at the fair and beyond.

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    27 mins
  • Looking ahead to summer: music, film and TV
    Jun 16 2025

    Robert Bound is joined by Will Hodgkinson, Hannah Strong and Rhianna Dhillon to share their picks of music, film and TV for the season.

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    33 mins
  • Goodwood Art Foundation launches as a wonderful new destination for contemporary art
    Jun 9 2025

    We head to Sussex to celebrate the newly opened Goodwood Art Foundation. We speak to curator Ann Gallagher, artist Rachel Whiteread and Goodwood Estate proprietor Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox.

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    27 mins
  • Art books at the Warburg Institute and Tate
    Jun 2 2025

    We explore the genre of art books at a new exhibition at London’s Warburg Institute, which explores art publishing and libraries. Plus: we meet the head of book sales and buying at the Tate.

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    31 mins
  • Review: ‘The Phoenician Scheme’
    May 26 2025

    Film critics Simran Hans and Leila Latif join Robert Bound to review Wes Anderson’s new movie, ‘The Phoenician Scheme’, starring Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton and Michael Cera.

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    30 mins
  • Exploring stories after dark with Dan Richards
    May 19 2025

    We head into the night with Dan Richards, author of the new book ‘Overnight: Journeys, Conversations and Stories After Dark’. Richards celebrates all things nocturnal, from bakers and health workers to wildlife and Moomintrolls.

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    31 mins
  • Sunny spring soundtracks: Marlon Williams and Morcheeba
    May 12 2025

    We create a sunny soundtrack to the coming weeks with the release of two new albums. Kiwi singer Marlon Williams talks about his gorgeous record “Te Whare Tīwekaweka”, his first sung in the Māori language. Plus: we hear from Skye Edwards of the beloved UK band Morcheeba, which is back with its trademark trip-hop on the upcoming album “Escape The Chaos”.

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    29 mins