Dame Julie Andrews' Wonderful Take on Jane Austen: Finest Audio Shows Weekly
This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to narrate the author's cherished novel than the esteemed Julie Andrews? While it doesn't feature Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the screen legend is a wonderful and accurate storyteller of the timeless love story centered on Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The show, which is broken down into 25 episodes, not only celebrates the quarter-millennial of Austen’s birth – it also marks Andrews’s ninetieth birthday also!
Available broadly, weekly releases
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain in constructing a personal large residence, this property series stands among the rare television home programs where divorce is common rather than a bug. McCloud collaborates with the presenter on this amiable offshoot for superfans – and admits that he has been near to dipping into his own money for cash-strapped contributors.
Spotify, weekly episodes
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Every Sunday, the presenter hosts a dedicated installment that tackles an individual subject using recognized experts and specialists. She starts off by discussing friendship – how to make space for friends and stay connected – by interviewing Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Samuel and Dr Marisa G Franco. The tone is chatty, helpful and crucially, supportive.
Via BBC Sounds, new shows each week
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd up to Blur, the label featured an array of prominent British bands. This production led by the host is bound to satisfy both music nerds and business heads, as it effectively outlines EMI's failure by means of conversations featuring Tennant and contentious ex-chairman Hands.
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
Coining It
Presented by Lewis Goodall, this latest production seems like it may turn into another run-of-the-mill digital currency tale. Happily, this tale about an individual who found a bitcoin glitch that promised limitless funds and propelled him starting in Blackpool to the Middle East turns out to be an engaging and very amusing story – though undoubtedly an advisory narrative.
Accessible on many platforms, episodes weekly
