Monocle on Saturday
Monocle on Saturday
Don’t miss the week’s most interesting stories from around the world. Join Georgina Godwin every week on Monocle on Saturday to delve into the latest global news and culture, with reports from regular guests in Monocle’s London studio and our international correspondents.Social links:
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‘Exit: The Image of the Present’ – Episode 2
In the second of a pair of special programmes produced in association with Fondation Cartier, a range of speakers engage with the contemporary issues mapped in the Fondation’s immersive installation “Exit”.
23:51
America’s 250th birthday
As the US celebrates 250 years of independence today, Georgina Godwin and Vincent McAviney discuss the state of the nation. Plus: the mood in Washington and two New York Times journalists on press freedom.
30:44
‘Exit: The Image of the Present’ – Episode 1
In the first of a pair of special programmes produced in association with Fondation Cartier, we explore the immersive installation “Exit”, which documents global population movements as part of the Fondation’s Exposition Générale.
22:48
Iran, Europe’s borders and the evolving role of museums
Charles Hecker and Georgina Godwin on Iran latest, the EU’s border system chaos and 80 years of Vespa. Plus: Fondation Cartier’s latest symposium exploring the role of the museum in understanding our world.
34:15
BBC job cuts, China’s economy and the World Cup. Plus: Virginia Woolf on screen
Robin Brant joins Georgina Godwin to discuss BBC job cuts, China’s economy and more. Plus: the screenwriter behind the new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s ‘Night & Day’ on bringing the novel to screen.
32:56
Independent Bookshop Week, the new Booker Prize Quick Read and other stories
Tira Shubart joins Georgina Godwin for a culture and news roundup. We also speak about Independent Bookshop Week in the UK and Gaby Wood on the new Booker Prize Quick Read.
30:41
Wiener Festwochen controversy and forgotten textiles
Tessa Szyszkowitz joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the Wiener Festwochen controversy, Ukraine’s growing drone industry and the week’s news. Plus: designer Walid Damirji on giving forgotten textiles a second life.
39:08
Live from the Hay Festival 2026
Live from the 2026 Hay Festival, Georgina Godwin is joined by international director Cristina Fuentes La Roche and the winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize. Plus: a preview of the Badi Market.
31:43
Stephen Colbert’s final show and Moomins on the road
Emma Nelson and Charles Hecker unpack Stephen Colbert’s final show, Hungary’s proposed constitutional amendment and New York bagel drama. Plus: the Moomin exhibitions at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum.
34:18
Trump-Xi summit, UK political turmoil and Eurovision Asia
Isabel Hilton joins Fionnuala Sweeney to discuss the fallout from the Trump-Xi summit, ongoing turmoil in British politics and more. Plus: the debut of Eurovision Asia and a look ahead to Hay Festival 2026.
39:46