The latest on the hostage crisis in Algeria, we head to São Paulo to discuss helicopter safety guidelines in cities, and explore the apparently effective combination of rooftop football and speed-dating in Tokyo. Jan 17, 2013

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As Barack Obama offers the most detailed defence yet of his administration’s enthusiasm for drone strikes, we ask if the defining weapon of 21st-century warfare is legal, effective and ethical. We also analyse Brazil’s advertising industry, go through Friday’s Asian papers and meet a man making coffee with the help of elephants. May 23, 2013

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Nicaragua police arrest a fifth presidential hopeful. Plus: Daniella Peled and Enrico Franceschini on Spain’s Catalan leaders, why Brexit might mean fewer British TV programmes and films airing in the EU, and our series on the Euros.

The Monocle Daily - Tuesday 22 June

The latest from the US as Republican senators block voting reform. Plus: Isabel Hilton and Vincent McAviney discuss the closure of Hong Kong’s ‘Apple Daily’, reflect on five years since Brexit and examine Hungary’s anti-LGBT law.

The Monocle Daily - Wednesday 23 June

Holly Dagres and James Rodgers look at the Black Sea warship incident, debate the future of the Iran nuclear deal, and talk media and celebrity culture. Plus: US vice-president Kamala Harris visits the Mexico border.

The Monocle Daily - Thursday 24 June

Monocle’s Chris Cermak and Paige Reynolds on the day’s top stories, including Angela Merkel’s last EU summit and a scandal across Westminster. Plus: watching the Euros from abroad and another instalment of ‘On this Day’.

The Monocle Daily - Friday 25 June

Kapil Komireddi and Terry Stiastny discuss the far-right tumbles in France, Narendra Modi’s meeting with Kashmir leaders and the G20 foreign ministers’ arrival in Italy. Plus: Nick Broomfield on new film ‘Last Man Standing’.

The Monocle Daily - Monday 28 June

Quentin Peel and Mary Devejsky kick off the show with a look at England and Germany, as the national teams take to the pitch. Then: Jacob Zuma is sentenced, and Russia gets ready for its annual phone call to Putin.

The Monocle Daily - Tuesday 29 June

Tessa Szyszkowitz and Yossi Mekelberg on a day of deadlines for the UK, Russia’s belligerence in the Black Sea and Tony Leon, former leader of South Africa’s opposition, on Jacob Zuma’s sentencing.

The Monocle Daily - Wednesday 30 June

Charles Hecker and Somnath Batabyal on the Trump Organization’s indictment for tax crimes, India’s new censorship law for Bollywood, Gap’s closure in the UK and the demise of the high street, plus our series on the Chinese Communist Party.

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The Monocle Daily is back! Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world.

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Latika Bourke and Isabel Hilton on the UK’s plans to ease lockdown restrictions, life after the EU for politicians, Cannes Film Festival and the legacy of Italian icon Raffaella Carrà.

The Monocle Daily - Monday 5 July

Regular check-ins and live interviews from the US and all across the Americas add to the mix of guests and analysis from our studios in London. Sep 05, 2013

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Regular check-ins and live interviews from the US and all across the Americas add to the mix of guests and analysis from our studios in London. Sep 18, 2013

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Regular check-ins and live interviews from the US and all across the Americas add to the mix of guests and analysis from our studios in London. Nov 26, 2013

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Regular check-ins and live interviews from the US and all across the Americas add to the mix of guests and analysis from our studios in London. Dec 02, 2013

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Regular check-ins and live interviews from the US and all across the Americas add to the mix of guests and analysis from our studios in London. May 22, 2014

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On tonight’s show we look ahead to the Argentinian elections this Sunday and check in on what’s going on at Doclisboa 2015 film festival in Lisbon.

The Monocle Daily - Friday 23 October

Sets the agenda in Asia and considers what’s been dominating the day in Europe and North America. The programme is sometimes co-hosted out of our Toronto and New York bureaux and features regular interviews with special guests both there and across the Americas, as well as experts and analysts at our studios in London.

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Colonel Chris Hadfield was Canada's first spaceship commander, and served as commander of the International Space Station. He's also a pretty handy guitarist whose tribute to David Bowie's Space Oddity has been viewed more than 30 million times on YouTube. He spoke to Monocle 24's Executive Producer Tom Edwards as part of our series on space.

The Monocle Daily - Special feature: Space Oddity — astronaut Chris Hadfield

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We get the latest developments from Washington, look at the importance of anonymous sources in journalism and hear about why Istanbul’s feline population is starring in a new film.

The Monocle Daily - Tuesday 25 July

We speak to an immigration expert about Donald Trump’s new plan for curbing numbers coming to the US. Plus: we ask why pro-Brexit voters feel that damaging their own and their family members’ livelihoods is a good idea and find out why Brazil is once again looking to remove its president.

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Why has Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar delivered some stark warnings to his British counterpart Theresa May regarding Brexit? Plus: the latest from Zimbabwe and we discuss the future of the Kurdistan region in uncertain times.

The Monocle Daily - Friday 17 November

The latest on plans for an alternative Brexit deal, Burkina Faso’s new government and a profile of Kamala Harris, who’s running for US president in 2020. Plus: Maison & Objet and Oscar nominations.

The Monocle Daily - Tuesday 22 January

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Sets the agenda in Asia and considers what’s been dominating the day in Europe and North America. The programme is sometimes co-hosted out of our Toronto and New York bureaux and features regular interviews with special guests both there and across the Americas, as well as experts and analysts at our studios in London.

Monocle 24 is Monocle’s round-the-clock radio station that launched in October 2011 and is broadcast from our headquarters at Midori House in Marylebone. You can listen live via our player at monocle.com, as well as downloading shows from our site, iTunes or SoundCloud; we also have a handy app. 

The station delivers news and comment, plus magazine shows covering a range of topics including food and drink, urbanism, design, culture, business and print media. Our newsgathering operation includes bureaux in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Zürich, New York and Toronto, as well as dedicated correspondents in over 30 cities from São Paulo to Sydney.


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