Dame Julie Andrews' Charming Take on Austen's Work: Top Audio Shows Weekly
Pick of the Week
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to narrate the author's best-loved novel as opposed to the esteemed Julie Andrews? While it doesn't feature Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the Hollywood great is a wonderful and accurate voice of this classic romantic comedy featuring Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The show, split across two dozen plus installments, doesn't just honors the 250-year mark of the author's birth – it also marks Andrews’s 90th birthday as well!
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain in constructing your own large residence, Grand Designs stands among the rare TV property shows in which separation is common as opposed to an error. McCloud collaborates with James in this friendly spin-off for dedicated followers – and reveals that he was near to opening up his own chequebook for cash-strapped contributors.
Available via Spotify, weekly episodes
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
On Sundays, Woman’s Hour host leads a special episode covering a particular topic through well-known speakers and specialists. She starts off by discussing friendship – ways to create room for relationships and keep in touch – by speaking with Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, therapist Samuel and Dr Marisa G Franco. It's discussion-based, practical and, most importantly, comforting.
BBC Sounds, new shows each week
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd to Blur, EMI featured a deluge of huge British acts. This audio series led by Atkins will surely satisfy music enthusiasts and industry professionals, as it skillfully traces the label’s collapse through discussions with the likes of Tennant and controversial ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Available broadly, weekly releases
Coining It
Presented by the journalist, this new series seems like it might be an ordinary crypto crime story. Fortunately, this story of a man who discovered a digital flaw that promised endless money and catapulted him starting in Blackpool to Dubai emerges as an engaging and very amusing adventure – while certainly an advisory narrative.
Accessible on many platforms, episodes weekly
