The secretary and chief executive of the Royal Academy of Arts in London sits down with Robert Bound to discuss getting up early, overseeing blockbuster exhibitions and how to survive in a world of high-profile art fairs and state-funded institutions.

Charles Saumarez Smith

<p>Long-form conversations about the lives and careers of the world's leading and most exciting names from the worlds of art, design, literature, politics, business and food. We hear from the masters themselves, about their art, their craft, their secrets and successes. </p>

Society & Culture

Long-form conversations about the lives and careers of the world's leading and most exciting names from the worlds of art, design, literature, politics, business and food. We hear from the masters themselves, about their art, their craft, their secrets and successes.

<p>Long-form conversations about the lives and careers of the world's leading and most exciting names from the worlds of art, design, literature, politics, business and food. We hear from the masters themselves, about their art, their craft, their secrets and successes.&nbsp;</p>

Share Charles Saumarez Smith

Sign up to save your podcasts

Charles Saumarez Smith

Charles Saumarez Smith

More shows like The Big Interview

The LRB Podcast

Intelligence Squared

Monocle on Design

The Urbanist

The Menu

The Bulletin with UBS

Meet the Writers

The Stack

The Monocle Weekly

The Entrepreneurs

The Foreign Desk

Monocle on Culture

The Globalist

The Briefing

Books and Authors

The Curator

The Monocle Daily

The Waterstones Podcast

Monocle on Sunday

Monocle on Saturday

The Chiefs

Konfekt Korner

The Global Countdown

Ruthie's Table 4

This Cultural Life

Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud