Monocle on Saturday

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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.


Episode Date
Trump-Xi summit, UK political turmoil and Eurovision Asia
May 16, 2026
State of a nation: Reform UK’s success and disaster prepping
May 09, 2026
King Charles III’s speech, the Affordable Art Fair and the International Sea Urchin Festival 
May 02, 2026
Trump’s Falklands threat, World Cup updates and Stockholm Music Week debuts 
Apr 25, 2026
The party spat dominating British politics, French writers revolt and the importance of small museums
Apr 18, 2026
Iran talks and Hungary’s election. Plus: the ultimate guide to hosting
Apr 11, 2026
How Trump uses verbs to evade responsibility. Plus: Pope Leo XIV’s first Easter
Apr 04, 2026
Kash Patel’s leaked photos, London Craft Week and Monocle’s Hanami Market
Mar 28, 2026
Iran latest and Alexander Stubb’s gloomy outlook on Ukraine
Mar 21, 2026
The latest on Iran and Uganda’s housing crisis at Mipim 
Mar 14, 2026
Iran latest: intelligence sharing, travel disruption and the influencer economy
Mar 07, 2026
Literary revelations in Ukraine and why culture still matters under fire
Feb 28, 2026
Trump’s tariffs, royal scandal and technology vs human nature 
Feb 21, 2026
The day of love and the end of the world? 
Feb 14, 2026
The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 kicks off with a rousing opening ceremony
Feb 07, 2026
Space security, Italian disco and the Bayeux Tapestry
Jan 31, 2026
Trump’s Board of Peace, football diplomacy and a must-see exhibition
Jan 24, 2026
How is 2026 only 17 days old? Plus: London Art Fair and Jaipur Literature Festival
Jan 17, 2026
Protests in Iran, Adelaide Writers’ Week and the luxury market in 2026
Jan 10, 2026
Saturday 3 January
Jan 03, 2026
Saturday 27 December
Dec 27, 2025
The UK Christmas charts and pirate radio returns to the sea
Dec 20, 2025
French spies, British olive oil and Monocle’s London Christmas Market
Dec 13, 2025
Live in Paris: Frank Gehry, Nicolas Sarkozy’s book and our Christmas Market
Dec 06, 2025
Monocle’s Zürich Christmas Market and Charleston Literary Festival
Nov 29, 2025
Ukraine peace plan latest and China’s mega embassy. Plus: Scotland comes to London
Nov 22, 2025
Stories from the worlds of geopolitics and acting
Nov 15, 2025
How much work is love? Plus: The Goldsmiths Prize 2025
Nov 08, 2025
Can the rise of populism be stopped? Plus: Autumn art market trends
Nov 01, 2025
Trump’s White House demolition, the Louvre heist and Helsinki Book Fair
Oct 25, 2025
Zelensky’s meeting in Washington, the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Cheltenham Literature Festival
Oct 18, 2025
Gaza latest, Macron’s PM reshuffle, Bollywood in Britain and autumn with Olivia Potts
Oct 11, 2025
Politics in the US, UK, Japan and the animals behind the scenes
Oct 04, 2025
Art as resistance
Sep 27, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel and the US crackdown on free speech
Sep 20, 2025
How Mandelson’s exit affects Trump’s state visit to the UK
Sep 13, 2025
The London Literature Festival and the importance of print
Sep 06, 2025
The week in news and culture. Plus: the heritage of craft in Hastings  
Aug 30, 2025
The week in news and culture. Plus: Washington’s bipartisan bistro Butterworth’s
Aug 23, 2025
Trump meets Putin and UK festival season
Aug 16, 2025
How to curate the perfect library 
Aug 09, 2025
Trump’s tariffs, the dishes that define Paris and a controversial new Taiwanese TV show 
Aug 02, 2025
Trump’s media woes and Expo 2025 Osaka
Jul 26, 2025
The state of media and a new independent publisher
Jul 19, 2025
How radio changed the home
Jul 12, 2025
Persephone Books, Edinburgh Book Festival highlights and this week’s global headlines
Jul 05, 2025
Why Paris leads the rankings and what airports say about us
Jun 28, 2025
Global news, poetry bench and Swedish midsummer
Jun 21, 2025
AI in media and Independent Bookshop Week 
Jun 14, 2025
Trump vs Musk, UK defence and the power of the essay
Jun 07, 2025
Live at Hay Festival 2025
May 31, 2025
Monocle’s Badi Market with Visit Portugal
May 24, 2025
Eurovision countdown begins 
May 17, 2025
Monocle’s spring market with Visit Portugal and the Good Company bookshop
May 10, 2025
Global election roundup and The Folio Society
May 03, 2025
The Pope’s funeral begins
Apr 26, 2025
Life on the UK’s nuclear submarines and the strategic genius of Taylor Swift
Apr 19, 2025
China’s tariffs and design in Milan
Apr 12, 2025
Trump’s tariffs, Watches and Wonders and ‘Donna Summer Reimagined’
Apr 05, 2025
#TeslaTakedown, Flying Books at Neverland and Voices of Faith
Mar 29, 2025
Hay Festival 2025 and Monocle’s Hanami Market
Mar 22, 2025
US government averts shutdown, Belgrade protests and One World Flag
Mar 15, 2025
Trump and the EU, Arco Madrid and Adelaide Writers’ Week
Mar 08, 2025
Trump-Zelensky talks collapse, Ubud Writers Festival and Oscar buzz
Mar 01, 2025
German election and a literary tour of Asia
Feb 22, 2025
Weekly news-and-culture update
Feb 15, 2025
News-and-culture brief
Feb 08, 2025
Weekly news-and-culture brief
Feb 01, 2025
News-and-culture round-up
Jan 25, 2025
News and culture round-up
Jan 18, 2025
News and culture roundup
Jan 11, 2025
Monocle on Saturday
Jan 04, 2025
Monocle on Saturday
Dec 28, 2024
News and culture round-up
Dec 21, 2024
Monocle on Saturday: Christmas market special
Dec 14, 2024
 The week in news and culture
Dec 07, 2024
News and culture roundup
Nov 30, 2024
Trump’s diet overhaul, the power of craftsmanship and the $6.2m banana
Nov 23, 2024
Trump’s cabinet picks, the most beautiful book and Japanese reads
Nov 16, 2024
Donald Trump wins the US presidential election
Nov 09, 2024
US election countdown
Nov 02, 2024
Alexei Navalny’s memoir, Minoa bookshop and Sicilian food
Oct 26, 2024
Frankfurt Book Fair, Cheerio Publishing and British food
Oct 19, 2024
Quality of life at sea and Kate Mosse’s new book ‘The Map of Bones’
Oct 12, 2024
The week in news and the future of digital art
Oct 05, 2024
The United Nations General Assembly, climate innovation in Norway and The Book Hive
Sep 28, 2024
Global news, Amsterdam design and business books
Sep 21, 2024
The Weatherglass Novella Prize, the Ig Nobel Prize and the London Jazz Festival
Sep 14, 2024
Georgia coverage, British history vs culture, and Radio Free Europe
Sep 07, 2024
Brazil bans X, Germany’s local elections and the Depop for books
Aug 31, 2024
The DNC, graffiti in politics and music in cinema
Aug 24, 2024
Live from St Moritz
Aug 17, 2024
What will be the legacy of the Paris Olympics?
Aug 10, 2024
What to wear at the Olympics with New Balance and Paris soft power
Aug 03, 2024
The Paris Olympics begins
Jul 27, 2024
Scorpios, ‘Encounters’ and a flick through the global papers
Jul 20, 2024
Biden’s turbulent week and the best books of the 21st century
Jul 13, 2024
‘Change begins immediately’: the UK elects a new prime minister
Jul 06, 2024
The fallout from the US debate
Jun 29, 2024
Monocle’s Swiss Summer Market and Nordic midsummer celebrations
Jun 22, 2024