Dame Julie Andrews' Charming Take on Jane Austen: Top Podcasts This Week
Pick of the Week
Pride & Prejudice
Is there anyone more suited to narrate Austen's cherished tale as opposed to the esteemed Julie Andrews? It may lack Colin Firth soaking wet, the iconic actress is a wonderful and faithful voice of the original romantic comedy featuring Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The series, which is broken down into multiple segments, not simply honors the 250-year mark since Austen was born – it coincides with Andrews’s ninetieth birthday also!
Widely available, new episodes each week
Grand Designs Deconstructed
So great is the pressure in constructing your own dream house, Grand Designs stands among the rare television home programs where marital breakdown is common as opposed to an error. The host joins forces with Greg James in this pleasant companion series for superfans – and reveals that he was near to dipping into his personal funds for budget-challenged participants.
On Spotify, weekly episodes
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Each Sunday, Woman’s Hour host leads a special episode that tackles a particular topic with familiar voices and specialists. She starts off with friendship – how to make space for friends and maintain contact – through conversations with writer Alderton, Claire Cohen, therapist Samuel and expert Franco. It’s conversational, practical and above all, supportive.
BBC Sounds, weekly episodes
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd up to Blur, the company featured a flood of huge British acts. This podcast hosted by Chris Atkins is bound to appeal to audio fans and business heads, as it skillfully traces the label’s collapse by means of conversations including Neil Tennant and debated ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Available broadly, weekly releases
Coining It
Led by the journalist, this new series sounds like it might be an ordinary cryptocurrency narrative. Fortunately, this account concerning a person who found a cryptocurrency error offering infinite cash and propelled him from the seaside town to the Middle East proves to be an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable adventure – while certainly an advisory narrative.
Available broadly, episodes weekly