Dame Julie Andrews' Wonderful Take on Austen's Work: Top Audio Shows This Week
Pick of the Week
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to retell Jane Austen’s best-loved novel compared to the celebrated Julie Andrews? It may lack Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the Hollywood great acts as a charming and faithful narrator of the original love story featuring Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. This production, divided into 25 episodes, not only honors the 250-year mark of the author's birth – it’s Andrews’s 90th birthday this year, too!
Available broadly, weekly releases
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain in constructing your own mega-home, the TV program is one of the few property series where marital breakdown is common instead of a flaw. Kevin McCloud collaborates with James on this pleasant companion series for superfans – and reveals that he has been close to using his personal funds for budget-challenged homeowners.
Spotify, weekly episodes
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Each Sunday, Nuala McGovern hosts a focused segment that tackles an individual subject through well-known speakers and experts. She starts off by discussing friendship – ways to create room for friends and maintain contact – by interviewing writer Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Julia Samuel and Dr Franco. The tone is chatty, helpful and, most importantly, supportive.
On BBC Sounds, weekly episodes
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd and Blur, the company featured a deluge of prominent British bands. This podcast led by Atkins will certainly satisfy both music nerds and industry professionals, as it effectively outlines EMI's failure through discussions with the likes of Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and debated ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Available broadly, episodes weekly
Coining It
Presented by Goodall, this latest production sounds like it could be an ordinary crypto crime story. Fortunately, this story of a man who discovered a bitcoin glitch that suggested infinite cash and propelled this individual starting in Blackpool to the Emirates proves to be an engaging and highly entertaining caper – while certainly a cautionary one.
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
