The Monocle Weekly

Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with Alexander Payne, director of ‘The Holdovers’, a dramatic comedy that’s getting Oscar buzz. Set in the 1970s, it follows three lonely people at a New England boarding school over a winter break. 

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Monocle’s Steph Chungu speaks to American musician Jon Batiste about the documentary ‘American Symphony’. He shares the journey that leads up to the symphonic performance, while his partner, Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.

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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks to Bob van den Oord, CEO of the Hong Kong-based Langham Hospitality Group. He tells us about a record year for the group and its plans for expansion next year.

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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with the founder and designer of Brazilian brand Handred. For the latest collection of the brand, he teamed up with the Sergio Rodrigues Institute to create a beautiful collection inspired by the Brazilian furniture designer.

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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with the owner of HMV, Doug Putman, about the reopening of its iconic flagship shop on London’s Oxford Street.

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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with David Monson, general manager of the recently opened Broadwick Soho in London.

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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with Jannis Stürtz, founder of Habibi Funk, a Berlin-based label specialising in reissues of eclectic sounds from the Arab world, from Libyan reggae to Sudanese jazz.

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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with Anthony Penta, director of the documentary ‘We Kill For Love’, on the lost world of the erotic thriller. The film explores the genre’s heyday in the 1980s and 1990s and asks what’s next for the future of the erotic thriller. 

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Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with the artistic advisor of the Fipili Horror Festival in Livorno, Michele Innocenti. 

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Monocle Radio senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with two directors at the BFI London Film Festival: Tarsem Singh for ‘Dear Jassi’ and Lillah Halla for ‘Power Alley’.

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