Dame Julie Andrews' Delightful Take on Austen's Work: Finest Podcasts of the Week
Weekly Highlight
Pride & Prejudice
Is there anyone more suited to retell Jane Austen’s most beloved story as opposed to the esteemed Julie Andrews? While it doesn't feature Colin Firth drenched, the Hollywood great serves as a delightful and accurate storyteller of the timeless romcom classic centered on Elizabeth Bennet together with Mr Darcy. This production, divided into multiple segments, not simply honors the 250-year mark since Austen was born – it coincides with Andrews’s 90th birthday also!
Widely available, episodes weekly
Grand Designs Deconstructed
The stress is so intense of building your own large residence, the TV program stands among the rare television home programs where divorce occurs regularly as opposed to an error. The host collaborates with the presenter in this amiable offshoot for dedicated followers – and admits that he was close to opening up his own money for cash-strapped participants.
Spotify, new installments each week
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Each Sunday, the presenter hosts a special episode that tackles an individual subject with familiar voices and experts. She begins with friendship – methods to find time for them and maintain contact – by interviewing Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Julia Samuel and Dr Franco. It's discussion-based, useful and crucially, comforting.
On BBC Sounds, weekly episodes
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd up to Blur, EMI was home to a flood of huge British acts. This production presented by Chris Atkins will certainly satisfy audio fans and industry professionals, as it skillfully traces the company's downfall via interviews with the likes of Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and debated former chairman Hands.
Accessible on many platforms, episodes weekly
Coining It
Hosted by the journalist, this new series sounds like it might be an ordinary cryptocurrency narrative. Happily, this tale concerning a person who found a cryptocurrency error offering infinite cash and catapulted the person from Blackpool to Dubai turns out to be an engaging and very amusing story – though undoubtedly a cautionary one.
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
