Dame Julie Andrews' Wonderful Interpretation on Austen's Work: The Best Audio Shows Weekly
Weekly Highlight
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to recount Jane Austen’s most beloved tale compared to her royal highness Julie Andrews? Although missing Colin Firth drenched, the Hollywood great acts as a charming and true voice of the timeless romantic comedy featuring Elizabeth Bennet together with Mr Darcy. This production, split across multiple segments, doesn't just celebrates the 250-year mark of Austen’s birth – it also marks Andrews’s ninetieth birthday also!
Accessible on many platforms, new episodes each week
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain of building a personal dream house, this property series is among the handful of TV property shows in which separation is a feature as opposed to an error. McCloud collaborates with Greg James on this friendly spin-off aimed at enthusiasts – and confesses that he came close to opening up his personal funds for cash-strapped contributors.
On Spotify, weekly episodes
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
On Sundays, the presenter hosts a dedicated installment that tackles a specific issue using recognized experts and specialists. She kicks off with friendship – ways to create room for them and stay connected – through conversations with author Dolly Alderton, journalist Cohen, therapist Samuel and Dr Franco. It’s conversational, helpful and, most importantly, supportive.
BBC Sounds, weekly episodes
Music, Money & Mayhem
Starting with Pink Floyd up to Blur, EMI was home to a flood of prominent British bands. This audio series presented by Atkins is bound to satisfy both music nerds and industry professionals, as it ably charts the label’s collapse via interviews featuring Tennant and contentious ex-chairman Hands.
Accessible on many platforms, episodes weekly
Coining It
Hosted by Goodall, this latest production appears to be it could be an ordinary crypto crime story. Gladly, this story of a man who uncovered a bitcoin glitch that suggested limitless funds and catapulted this individual from the seaside town to the Emirates emerges as a colourful and thoroughly enjoyable adventure – if clearly an advisory narrative.
Accessible on many platforms, new episodes each week
