Dame Julie Andrews' Delightful Take on Austen's Work: Top Podcasts of the Week
Weekly Highlight
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to recount Jane Austen’s best-loved story compared to the celebrated Julie Andrews? While it doesn't feature Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the Hollywood great serves as a delightful and accurate storyteller of this classic love story centered on Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The series, split across two dozen plus installments, not simply celebrates the 250th anniversary since Austen was born – it’s Andrews’s ninetieth birthday as well!
Widely available, new episodes each week
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain in constructing a personal dream house, Grand Designs is among the handful of television home programs where marital breakdown occurs regularly as opposed to an error. McCloud teams up with the presenter on this pleasant companion series for superfans – and admits that he came near to opening up his own money for cash-strapped homeowners.
Spotify, weekly episodes
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
On Sundays, Woman’s Hour host hosts a focused segment addressing a particular topic through well-known speakers and experts. She begins with friendship – how to make space for friends and stay connected – by speaking with author Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Julia Samuel and expert Franco. It’s conversational, useful and, most importantly, supportive.
Via BBC Sounds, new shows each week
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd to Blur, the label featured an array of major UK artists. This audio series led by the host is bound to satisfy both music nerds and business heads, as it ably charts the company's downfall via interviews including Neil Tennant and controversial past leader Hands.
Available broadly, weekly releases
Coining It
Presented by Lewis Goodall, this fresh show seems like it may turn into another run-of-the-mill digital currency tale. Fortunately, this tale concerning a person who uncovered a cryptocurrency error that suggested infinite cash and propelled him from Blackpool to Dubai proves to be a vibrant and thoroughly enjoyable story – though undoubtedly an advisory narrative.
Widely available, new episodes each week
