Dame Julie Andrews' Delightful Interpretation on Austen's Work: The Best Podcasts Weekly
Weekly Highlight
Pride & Prejudice
Who could be more perfect to recount Austen's most beloved tale compared to the esteemed Julie Andrews? It may lack Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the screen legend serves as a delightful and accurate narrator of the original love story about Elizabeth Bennet together with Mr Darcy. The show, split across two dozen plus installments, not simply honors the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth – it coincides with Andrews’s 90th year as well!
Available broadly, weekly releases
Grand Designs Deconstructed
So great is the pressure in constructing your own dream house, Grand Designs stands among the rare TV property shows where marital breakdown occurs regularly as opposed to an error. McCloud teams up with the presenter on this friendly spin-off aimed at enthusiasts – and admits that he has been on the verge of opening up his own chequebook for cash-strapped contributors.
On Spotify, new installments each week
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Every Sunday, Woman’s Hour host Nuala McGovern a focused segment covering an individual subject with familiar voices and professionals. She begins on the theme of friendships – methods to find time for them and keep in touch – by interviewing writer Alderton, journalist Cohen, therapist Samuel and expert Franco. It's discussion-based, helpful and, most importantly, reassuring.
BBC Sounds, weekly episodes
Music, Money & Mayhem
Including Pink Floyd and Blur, EMI featured a flood of prominent British bands. This production led by Atkins is bound to please music enthusiasts and industry professionals, as it effectively outlines the company's downfall via interviews including Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and debated ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
Coining It
Presented by the journalist, this fresh show seems like it might be an ordinary crypto crime story. Happily, this tale of a man who found a cryptocurrency error that suggested infinite cash and catapulted him starting in Blackpool to Dubai emerges as a colourful and very amusing story – though undoubtedly a cautionary one.
Available broadly, new episodes each week
