Laura Snapes, Toby Earle and Mia Levitin join Robert Bound in the studio to round up the best of this year’s albums, TV and books. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello and welcome to Monocle On Culture.
I'm Robert Bounds.
This year, over 52 shows at a rough estimate.
We've had top recommendations from a vast array of disciplines from our favourite writers, critics and thinkers from the world of culture.
On today's program, we're covering what 2024 gave us in the world of television, music and books.
From a dramatization of national scandal in the UK to a retelling of an American classic via a not so cosy game show with twists like no other.
And here with those highlights are the TV critic and broadcaster Toby Earle, the Guardian's Deputy Music editor, Laura Snapes, and the literary critic Mia Levitin.
Welcome all to the show.
Seasonal.
It's seasonally lit.
Are you comfortable with the level of lighting in this.
In this studio too?
Yeah, really covering up the bags under my eyes from the weekend.
I think we're kind of happy with it, aren't we?
It suggests a warm glow from a.
A fireplace.
Yeah.
This is what we're doing.
This is what we're wanting to do.
We're rounding up 2024.