Julie Andrews' Delightful Version on Austen's Work: The Best Podcasts Weekly
This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to narrate Jane Austen’s most beloved novel than her royal highness Julie Andrews? While it doesn't feature Colin Firth soaking wet, the screen legend acts as a charming and accurate voice of this classic love story featuring Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. The show, split across 25 episodes, not only celebrates the quarter-millennial of the author's birth – it also marks Andrews’s 90th birthday also!
Accessible on many platforms, episodes weekly
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain in constructing a personal dream house, this property series is one of the few TV property shows in which separation occurs regularly rather than a bug. The host collaborates with the presenter for this friendly spin-off for superfans – and reveals that he was near to using his personal funds for budget-challenged participants.
On Spotify, weekly episodes
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Every Sunday, the presenter hosts a focused segment covering an individual subject using recognized experts and professionals. She starts off with friendship – ways to create room for relationships and keep in touch – by speaking with writer Alderton, Claire Cohen, therapist Samuel and expert Franco. The tone is chatty, useful and crucially, supportive.
BBC Sounds, weekly episodes
Music, Money & Mayhem
Including Pink Floyd to Blur, the company hosted a flood of major UK artists. This podcast hosted by the host will certainly please music enthusiasts and business heads, as it effectively outlines the label’s collapse via interviews including Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and controversial former chairman Hands.
Widely available, new episodes each week
Coining It
Hosted by the journalist, this latest production appears to be it may turn into a typical cryptocurrency narrative. Gladly, this account about an individual who found a bitcoin glitch that promised limitless funds and propelled the person from the seaside town to the Emirates turns out to be a vibrant and thoroughly enjoyable caper – if clearly a cautionary one.
Accessible on many platforms, episodes weekly
