Dame Julie Andrews' Delightful Take on Austen's Work: The Best Audio Shows This Week
This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice
Who could be more perfect to recount Jane Austen’s cherished story as opposed to the celebrated Julie Andrews? It may lack Colin Firth soaking wet, the iconic actress serves as a delightful and faithful narrator of the timeless romantic comedy featuring Elizabeth Bennet together with Mr Darcy. The series, split across 25 episodes, doesn't just marks the 250th anniversary of the author's birth – it’s Andrews’s 90th birthday also!
Available broadly, weekly releases
Grand Designs Deconstructed
So great is the pressure in constructing your own dream house, the TV program stands among the rare television home programs where divorce is a feature as opposed to an error. The host joins forces with James in this friendly spin-off aimed at enthusiasts – and confesses that he came near to using his own money for budget-challenged participants.
On Spotify, episodes weekly
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
On Sundays, Nuala McGovern Nuala McGovern a dedicated installment addressing a particular topic using recognized experts and experts. She kicks off with friendship – ways to create room for them and maintain contact – through conversations with Dolly Alderton, journalist Cohen, therapist Samuel and Dr Marisa G Franco. It's discussion-based, helpful and, most importantly, comforting.
BBC Sounds, episodes weekly
Music, Money & Mayhem
Including Pink Floyd and Blur, the label hosted a deluge of prominent British bands. This audio series hosted by the host is bound to satisfy music enthusiasts and industry professionals, as it ably charts EMI's failure through discussions with the likes of Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and controversial past leader Guy Hands.
Widely available, episodes weekly
Coining It
Hosted by the journalist, this latest production sounds like it may turn into an ordinary crypto crime story. Happily, this tale of a man who uncovered a bitcoin glitch that suggested infinite cash and catapulted this individual from Blackpool to Dubai turns out to be an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable caper – if clearly a warning tale.
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
