Julie Andrews' Delightful Interpretation on Jane Austen: Top Audio Shows Weekly

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Pride & Prejudice

Who better to narrate Austen's cherished tale than the esteemed Julie Andrews? It may lack Colin Firth soaking wet, the screen legend serves as a delightful and true storyteller of the original love story centered on Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The show, split across two dozen plus installments, not simply honors the 250-year mark since Austen was born – it also marks Andrews’s ninetieth birthday as well!
Available broadly, new episodes each week

Grand Designs Deconstructed

The stress is so intense in constructing your own mega-home, Grand Designs is one of the few TV property shows where divorce occurs regularly rather than a bug. The host collaborates with Greg James in this amiable offshoot aimed at enthusiasts – and confesses that he has been close to dipping into his personal funds for financially strained participants.
Available via Spotify, new installments each week

Woman’s Hour Guide to Life

Each Sunday, Nuala McGovern Nuala McGovern a dedicated installment that tackles a particular topic through well-known speakers and experts. She starts off on the theme of friendships – ways to create room for them and maintain contact – through conversations with Dolly Alderton, journalist Cohen, therapist Samuel and expert Franco. The tone is chatty, practical and, most importantly, supportive.
BBC Sounds, new shows each week

Music, Money & Mayhem

Including Pink Floyd up to Blur, EMI hosted a flood of huge British acts. This production hosted by Atkins will certainly please music enthusiasts and industry professionals, as it effectively outlines the company's downfall via interviews featuring Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and controversial past leader Guy Hands.
Widely available, weekly releases

Coining It

Hosted by Goodall, this latest production seems like it might be a typical cryptocurrency narrative. Happily, this story concerning a person who found a bitcoin glitch that suggested infinite cash and launched the person from the seaside town to Dubai proves to be a vibrant and very amusing adventure – if clearly a cautionary one.
Accessible on many platforms, new episodes each week

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