Julie Andrews' Wonderful Interpretation on Austen's Work: Top Podcasts This Week
This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice
Who could be more perfect to retell the author's most beloved novel as opposed to the celebrated Julie Andrews? Although missing Colin Firth drenched, the screen legend serves as a delightful and true narrator of the original romcom classic about Elizabeth Bennet together with Mr Darcy. This production, which is broken down into multiple segments, not simply honors the quarter-millennial of Austen’s birth – it also marks Andrews’s 90th year this year, too!
Widely available, episodes weekly
Grand Designs Deconstructed
So great is the pressure in constructing your own dream house, Grand Designs is one of the few TV property shows where divorce is a feature as opposed to an error. McCloud collaborates with James on this friendly spin-off aimed at enthusiasts – and confesses that he was close to using his own money for financially strained participants.
Spotify, episodes weekly
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
On Sundays, Nuala McGovern hosts a special episode covering a particular topic with familiar voices and experts. She begins with friendship – methods to find time for them and stay connected – by interviewing Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Julia Samuel and expert Franco. It’s conversational, useful and crucially, supportive.
Via BBC Sounds, episodes weekly
Music, Money & Mayhem
Including Pink Floyd to Blur, EMI hosted an array of huge British acts. This production led by Atkins will surely appeal to audio fans and business heads, as it ably charts the label’s collapse by means of conversations featuring Tennant and debated former chairman Hands.
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
Coining It
Presented by Goodall, this latest production sounds like it may turn into a typical digital currency tale. Happily, this account concerning a person who found a digital flaw that suggested infinite cash and propelled this individual from Blackpool to the Middle East emerges as a colourful and highly entertaining adventure – while certainly a warning tale.
Available broadly, new episodes each week
