Monocle on Saturday

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Monocle on Saturday episodes

March 21 Iran latest and Alexander Stubb’s gloomy outlook on Ukraine
Latika Bourke joins Georgina Godwin with the latest from Iran and her interaction with the Finnish president at Chatham House. Then: The Folio Society celebrates the 40th anniversary of ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’.
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30 min
March 14 The latest on Iran and Uganda’s housing crisis at Mipim
As the Iran war enters its third week, Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin unpack the latest. Then: at Mipim we hear how Uganda is tackling rapid urbanisation. Plus: Jill Dawson on her novel ‘Pixie’.
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31 min
March 07 Iran latest: intelligence sharing, travel disruption and the influencer economy
Ash Bhardwaj joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the latest out of the Middle East, including military intelligence sharing, continued travel disruption and influencers in Dubai. Plus: Turkish luxury retailer Beymen’s new shop in Istanbul.
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31 min
February 28 Literary revelations in Ukraine and why culture still matters under fire
Nina dos Santos joins Georgina Godwin to look through the week’s news and culture. Plus: writer and translator Kate Tsurkan on how Ukrainian literature is thriving despite the ongoing war.
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32 min
February 21 Trump’s tariffs, royal scandal and technology vs human nature
Niklaus Nuspliger and Georgina Godwin on Trump’s 10 per cent global tariffs, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s fate and the Chinese New Year show with robots. Plus: DJ Haai on how technology and human nature interact.
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32 min
February 14 The day of love and the end of the world?
Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to discuss “a new era in geopolitics” at the Munich Security Conference. Plus: Andrew Mueller answers our romantic dilemmas and a review of Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’.
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36 min
February 07 The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 kicks off with a rousing opening ceremony
Georgina Godwin and Vincent McAviney discuss the latest Epstein files releases and mass layoffs at ‘The Washington Post’. Then: the Trieste Film Festival and the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
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31 min
January 31 Space security, Italian disco and the Bayeux Tapestry
Tira Shubart and Emma Nelson on the latest deep-space mission, Iran’s regime and the potential derailing of the Bayeux Tapestry move. Plus: Disco Bambino on the enduring appeal of Italian disco.
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34 min
January 24 Trump’s Board of Peace, football diplomacy and a must-see exhibition
Yossi Mekelberg and Georgina Godwin with the latest on Ukraine, Trump’s Board of Peace and how football intersects with geopolitics. Plus: the Lee Miller exhibition at London’s Tate Britain and the power of photography.
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35 min
January 17 How is 2026 only 17 days old? Plus: London Art Fair and Jaipur Literature Festival
Isabel Hilton and Emma Nelson look back on 2026 so far, including Trump’s Greenland aspirations and the Gaza peace plan. Plus: The London Art Fair and Georgina Godwin at Jaipur Literature Festival.
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35 min

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