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This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice

Is there anyone more suited to recount Jane Austen’s cherished story as opposed to her royal highness Julie Andrews? While it doesn't feature Colin Firth soaking wet, the Hollywood great serves as a delightful and true narrator of this classic love story featuring Elizabeth Bennet together with Mr Darcy. The series, divided into 25 episodes, not simply marks the 250-year mark of Austen’s birth – it’s Andrews’s 90th year as well!
Available broadly, episodes weekly

Grand Designs Deconstructed

So great is the pressure in constructing your own large residence, this property series is one of the few property series where marital breakdown occurs regularly as opposed to an error. Kevin McCloud collaborates with James for this pleasant companion series for dedicated followers – and admits that he was near to using his own money for budget-challenged participants.
Spotify, episodes weekly

Woman’s Hour Guide to Life

On Sundays, the presenter hosts a special episode addressing an individual subject with familiar voices and professionals. She kicks off on the theme of friendships – how to make space for friends and stay connected – by interviewing Dolly Alderton, journalist Cohen, Dr Samuel and Dr Marisa G Franco. It’s conversational, practical and crucially, comforting.
On BBC Sounds, weekly episodes

Music, Money & Mayhem

Starting with Pink Floyd up to Blur, the label was home to a flood of prominent British bands. This podcast led by Atkins will surely please audio fans and finance experts, as it skillfully traces EMI's failure by means of conversations including Neil Tennant and contentious past leader Guy Hands.
Accessible on many platforms, new episodes each week

Coining It

Hosted by the journalist, this fresh show seems like it may turn into an ordinary digital currency tale. Happily, this account concerning a person who uncovered a cryptocurrency error that promised limitless funds and propelled him from Blackpool to the Middle East proves to be a vibrant and very amusing story – though undoubtedly a cautionary one.
Widely available, weekly releases