Julie Andrews' Delightful Version on Jane Austen: Top Podcasts Weekly

This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice

Who could be more perfect to retell Jane Austen’s best-loved novel compared to the esteemed Julie Andrews? It may lack Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the iconic actress serves as a delightful and true narrator of the timeless love story centered on Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. This production, split across multiple segments, not only marks the 250th anniversary of the author's birth – it coincides with Andrews’s 90th year also!
Widely available, weekly releases

Grand Designs Deconstructed

So great is the pressure when creating an individual large residence, the TV program stands among the rare TV property shows in which separation is a feature instead of a flaw. Kevin McCloud collaborates with Greg James on this amiable offshoot aimed at enthusiasts – and confesses that he came on the verge of opening up his personal funds for financially strained participants.
Spotify, weekly episodes

Woman’s Hour Guide to Life

On Sundays, Nuala McGovern hosts a focused segment addressing an individual subject through well-known speakers and specialists. She kicks off by discussing friendship – methods to find time for them and stay connected – by interviewing author Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, therapist Samuel and expert Franco. It's discussion-based, useful and above all, comforting.
Via BBC Sounds, weekly episodes

Music, Money & Mayhem

Including Pink Floyd and Blur, the label featured a flood of huge British acts. This audio series led by Atkins will certainly appeal to both music nerds and business heads, as it ably charts EMI's failure via interviews including Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and contentious ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Available broadly, new episodes each week

Coining It

Presented by the journalist, this new series appears to be it might be a typical digital currency tale. Gladly, this story of a man who discovered a cryptocurrency error that promised infinite cash and launched the person from the seaside town to the Middle East emerges as an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable story – if clearly a warning tale.
Available broadly, weekly releases

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