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Latest Episodes
Large-scale redevelopment
Can large-scale developments become catalysts for better neighbourhoods? This week we explore repurposing efforts at London’s Battersea Power Station and in an old Sears retail space in New York state.
Tall Stories 294: Roma, Mexico City
Louis Harnett O’Meara takes us through the streets and history of the neighbourhood where Alfonso Cuarón’s 2018 film of the same name is set.
Special: ‘The Monocle Book of the Nordics’
We look at some exciting projects from cities across the Nordic region, to celebrate the release of ‘The Monocle Book of the Nordics’.
Tall Stories 293: Pero’s Bridge, Bristol
Lilian Fawcett tells the tale of the bridge that served as a backdrop to the protests in 2020 that resulted in the bronze statue of Edward Colston being thrown into Bristol harbour.
Going up
We look at how skyscrapers have changed the built environment around us, and profile a few of the megastructures planning to top out in 2022.
Tall Stories 292: Barcelona’s superblocks
Julia Webster-Ayuso heads to Barcelona’s Eixample district, where city hall has a bold new plan to reprioritise streets and give space back to pedestrians.
Making places
We explore the world of place-making, enjoy some street sounds in Uruguay and visit a transformed corner of London.
Tall Stories 291: Perili Köşk, Istanbul
Emily Wither visits Istanbul’s historic haunted house, which shifts from an office space during the week to an art gallery at weekends.
Harm reduction and the ‘war on drugs’
We look at some of the organisations and activists promoting the sometimes controversial harm-reduction approach to the issue of drugs in our cities.
Tall Stories 290: Kyiv’s Metro
Hester Underhill marvels at the stunning architecture that the Ukrainian capital keeps buried in its underground metro stations.
