Dame Julie Andrews' Wonderful Version on Austen's Work: The Best Audio Shows Weekly
This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to recount Austen's best-loved novel than the celebrated Julie Andrews? Although missing Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the Hollywood great acts as a charming and faithful narrator of this classic romantic comedy about Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The show, split across 25 episodes, doesn't just marks the quarter-millennial of Austen’s birth – it’s Andrews’s 90th year this year, too!
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain in constructing your own large residence, this property series is one of the few television home programs where marital breakdown is common instead of a flaw. The host collaborates with Greg James for this pleasant companion series aimed at enthusiasts – and admits that he came on the verge of dipping into his own money for financially strained participants.
Available via Spotify, episodes weekly
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Each Sunday, Nuala McGovern Nuala McGovern a special episode addressing an individual subject using recognized experts and specialists. She kicks off on the theme of friendships – ways to create room for them and maintain contact – by speaking with writer Alderton, Claire Cohen, therapist Samuel and Dr Marisa G Franco. The tone is chatty, practical and crucially, reassuring.
On BBC Sounds, episodes weekly
Music, Money & Mayhem
Starting with Pink Floyd up to Blur, the label featured a flood of huge British acts. This podcast hosted by the host will surely please both music nerds and business heads, as it skillfully traces the label’s collapse through discussions featuring Neil Tennant and contentious former chairman Guy Hands.
Available broadly, new episodes each week
Coining It
Led by Goodall, this latest production appears to be it might be a typical cryptocurrency narrative. Gladly, this story about an individual who found a digital flaw that promised infinite cash and launched him from Blackpool to Dubai emerges as a vibrant and very amusing story – if clearly an advisory narrative.
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
