Julie Andrews' Wonderful Take on Austen's Work: Top Podcasts This Week
Pick of the Week
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to narrate the author's cherished novel as opposed to her royal highness Julie Andrews? While it doesn't feature Colin Firth drenched, the screen legend serves as a delightful and true voice of this classic romcom classic featuring Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. This production, which is broken down into two dozen plus installments, not simply honors the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth – it also marks Andrews’s 90th birthday also!
Available broadly, new episodes each week
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain of building an individual large residence, this property series is among the handful of television home programs where divorce is a feature rather than a bug. McCloud joins forces with Greg James for this pleasant companion series for dedicated followers – and confesses that he has been close to using his own chequebook for financially strained homeowners.
Available via Spotify, episodes weekly
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Each Sunday, Woman’s Hour host leads a focused segment covering a particular topic using recognized experts and experts. She starts off by discussing friendship – methods to find time for them and stay connected – through conversations with author Dolly Alderton, journalist Cohen, therapist Samuel and Dr Franco. The tone is chatty, practical and crucially, reassuring.
On BBC Sounds, new shows each week
Music, Money & Mayhem
Starting with Pink Floyd up to Blur, EMI hosted an array of prominent British bands. This audio series led by the host will certainly please music enthusiasts and industry professionals, as it ably charts the label’s collapse via interviews including Tennant and debated ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Accessible on many platforms, episodes weekly
Coining It
Hosted by Goodall, this new series appears to be it could be another run-of-the-mill digital currency tale. Fortunately, this story about an individual who discovered a digital flaw that promised endless money and catapulted him from the seaside town to Dubai emerges as an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable story – though undoubtedly a cautionary one.
Available broadly, new episodes each week
