Dame Julie Andrews' Delightful Take on Austen's Work: Top Audio Shows of the Week
Weekly Highlight
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to narrate Austen's most beloved story than the esteemed Julie Andrews? Although missing Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the Hollywood great acts as a charming and faithful storyteller of the original love story centered on Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. The series, split across two dozen plus installments, doesn't just celebrates the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth – it also marks Andrews’s ninetieth birthday this year, too!
Available broadly, new episodes each week
Grand Designs Deconstructed
So great is the pressure of building an individual dream house, Grand Designs is one of the few television home programs in which separation occurs regularly as opposed to an error. McCloud teams up with Greg James on this friendly spin-off for superfans – and admits that he came near to using his own money for budget-challenged participants.
Available via Spotify, new installments each week
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Each Sunday, Woman’s Hour host Nuala McGovern a focused segment that tackles a particular topic through well-known speakers and experts. She kicks off with friendship – ways to create room for relationships and stay connected – through conversations with writer Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Samuel and Dr Franco. It's discussion-based, practical and, most importantly, comforting.
BBC Sounds, episodes weekly
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd up to Blur, the label featured an array of prominent British bands. This audio series presented by Atkins is bound to please music enthusiasts and business heads, as it ably charts the company's downfall through discussions featuring Neil Tennant and debated ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Accessible on many platforms, new episodes each week
Coining It
Led by Goodall, this new series appears to be it might be an ordinary digital currency tale. Gladly, this tale about an individual who found a digital flaw that promised infinite cash and launched him from the seaside town to Dubai turns out to be a vibrant and thoroughly enjoyable story – though undoubtedly an advisory narrative.
Widely available, weekly releases