Julie Andrews' Wonderful Version on Austen's Work: The Best Broadcasts Weekly
This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to narrate Jane Austen’s most beloved tale compared to the celebrated Julie Andrews? Although missing Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the screen legend acts as a charming and true storyteller of this classic romantic comedy featuring Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The show, split across two dozen plus installments, not simply honors the quarter-millennial of the author's birth – it coincides with Andrews’s 90th birthday as well!
Widely available, episodes weekly
Grand Designs Deconstructed
The stress is so intense of building a personal mega-home, Grand Designs is among the handful of property series in which separation occurs regularly as opposed to an error. Kevin McCloud teams up with the presenter on this friendly spin-off for dedicated followers – and reveals that he has been close to dipping into his own chequebook for budget-challenged participants.
Spotify, weekly episodes
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
Each Sunday, Nuala McGovern Nuala McGovern a focused segment addressing a specific issue using recognized experts and experts. She begins with friendship – methods to find time for relationships and keep in touch – through conversations with author Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Julia Samuel and Dr Marisa G Franco. It’s conversational, helpful and above all, supportive.
On BBC Sounds, new shows each week
Music, Money & Mayhem
Starting with Pink Floyd up to Blur, the company hosted a flood of prominent British bands. This production hosted by the host will surely please both music nerds and business heads, as it ably charts EMI's failure via interviews including Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and controversial past leader Guy Hands.
Available broadly, new episodes each week
Coining It
Led by Goodall, this latest production seems like it may turn into another run-of-the-mill crypto crime story. Fortunately, this account about an individual who discovered a cryptocurrency error that suggested infinite cash and catapulted him from Blackpool to the Middle East emerges as a colourful and highly entertaining adventure – while certainly an advisory narrative.
Widely available, episodes weekly
