Dame Julie Andrews' Wonderful Version on Austen's Work: The Best Podcasts of the Week
This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice
Who could be more perfect to retell the author's cherished story compared to the celebrated Julie Andrews? Although missing Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the Hollywood great is a wonderful and accurate voice of this classic love story centered on Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The show, divided into 25 episodes, not simply honors the 250-year mark of Austen’s birth – it’s Andrews’s ninetieth birthday also!
Widely available, new episodes each week
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain of building an individual large residence, the TV program stands among the rare property series where marital breakdown occurs regularly instead of a flaw. Kevin McCloud collaborates with James on this pleasant companion series aimed at enthusiasts – and reveals that he has been close to using his own chequebook for cash-strapped participants.
Spotify, episodes weekly
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Each Sunday, Nuala McGovern leads a dedicated installment addressing an individual subject with familiar voices and experts. She starts off with friendship – how to make space for relationships and stay connected – by interviewing author Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, therapist Samuel and expert Franco. The tone is chatty, useful and above all, reassuring.
Via BBC Sounds, episodes weekly
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd up to Blur, the label featured a deluge of prominent British bands. This audio series presented by Atkins is bound to please audio fans and business heads, as it ably charts the company's downfall via interviews featuring Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and contentious ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Widely available, weekly releases
Coining It
Presented by the journalist, this latest production sounds like it might be a typical crypto crime story. Happily, this story about an individual who uncovered a bitcoin glitch offering endless money and propelled the person from Blackpool to the Middle East proves to be a colourful and thoroughly enjoyable story – though undoubtedly a cautionary one.
Available broadly, weekly releases
