Julie Andrews' Charming Interpretation on Austen's Work: The Best Audio Shows Weekly
Weekly Highlight
Pride & Prejudice
Who could be more perfect to recount Jane Austen’s most beloved novel than the esteemed Julie Andrews? While it doesn't feature Colin Firth drenched, the Hollywood great is a wonderful and true narrator of the original love story centered on Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The series, which is broken down into multiple segments, doesn't just celebrates the 250-year mark of the author's birth – it also marks Andrews’s ninetieth birthday this year, too!
Widely available, weekly releases
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain in constructing your own mega-home, this property series is among the handful of property series where marital breakdown is a feature rather than a bug. McCloud teams up with the presenter for this pleasant companion series for superfans – and reveals that he has been close to dipping into his own money for cash-strapped participants.
Spotify, new installments each week
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
On Sundays, the presenter leads a special episode that tackles a specific issue with familiar voices and specialists. She starts off on the theme of friendships – ways to create room for relationships and keep in touch – through conversations with author Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, therapist Samuel and Dr Franco. It’s conversational, helpful and above all, comforting.
BBC Sounds, weekly episodes
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd to Blur, the company was home to a flood of prominent British bands. This podcast presented by Atkins will certainly please audio fans and business heads, as it effectively outlines the company's downfall by means of conversations including Tennant and contentious former chairman Guy Hands.
Available broadly, episodes weekly
Coining It
Hosted by the journalist, this latest production sounds like it could be an ordinary crypto crime story. Gladly, this account of a man who uncovered a bitcoin glitch that suggested endless money and catapulted the person from the seaside town to the Emirates emerges as an engaging and very amusing adventure – though undoubtedly a cautionary one.
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
