Julie Andrews' Charming Interpretation on Austen's Work: Top Podcasts This Week
Weekly Highlight
Pride & Prejudice
Is there anyone more suited to recount Austen's best-loved story than her royal highness Julie Andrews? It may lack Colin Firth drenched, the iconic actress serves as a delightful and accurate narrator of the timeless romcom classic featuring Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The show, split across 25 episodes, doesn't just marks the 250-year mark of the author's birth – it also marks Andrews’s 90th year also!
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
Grand Designs Deconstructed
So great is the pressure when creating a personal dream house, Grand Designs is among the handful of television home programs where marital breakdown is a feature instead of a flaw. The host collaborates with Greg James for this amiable offshoot for dedicated followers – and reveals that he came on the verge of using his own chequebook for budget-challenged contributors.
Spotify, episodes weekly
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Every Sunday, Nuala McGovern Nuala McGovern a special episode that tackles a particular topic through well-known speakers and professionals. She begins on the theme of friendships – how to make space for them and maintain contact – by interviewing author Dolly Alderton, journalist Cohen, Dr Julia Samuel and Dr Franco. The tone is chatty, helpful and, most importantly, comforting.
On BBC Sounds, weekly episodes
Music, Money & Mayhem
Starting with Pink Floyd to Blur, the company featured a flood of prominent British bands. This production hosted by Atkins is bound to please audio fans and industry professionals, as it ably charts the company's downfall via interviews including Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and debated ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Widely available, weekly releases
Coining It
Led by Goodall, this fresh show sounds like it could be an ordinary cryptocurrency narrative. Happily, this tale of a man who discovered a cryptocurrency error that promised infinite cash and catapulted him starting in Blackpool to the Emirates turns out to be a vibrant and very amusing caper – though undoubtedly a cautionary one.
Widely available, episodes weekly
