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This Week's Choice
Pride & Prejudice

Is there anyone more suited to narrate Jane Austen’s cherished story compared to her royal highness Julie Andrews? Although missing Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the Hollywood great acts as a charming and accurate storyteller of the timeless love story centered on Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. The series, divided into two dozen plus installments, not only marks the 250th anniversary of the author's birth – it also marks Andrews’s 90th year this year, too!
Widely available, new episodes each week

Grand Designs Deconstructed

So great is the pressure in constructing a personal dream house, this property series is among the handful of property series where divorce occurs regularly instead of a flaw. The host teams up with the presenter in this amiable offshoot for dedicated followers – and reveals that he has been on the verge of dipping into his personal funds for cash-strapped contributors.
On Spotify, episodes weekly

Woman’s Hour Guide to Life

Each Sunday, Nuala McGovern hosts a focused segment that tackles an individual subject through well-known speakers and professionals. She kicks off with friendship – methods to find time for friends and stay connected – by interviewing author Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Julia Samuel and expert Franco. It’s conversational, useful and, most importantly, comforting.
Via BBC Sounds, episodes weekly

Music, Money & Mayhem

Including Pink Floyd and Blur, EMI hosted a deluge of major UK artists. This podcast led by the host will surely satisfy both music nerds and finance experts, as it effectively outlines the label’s collapse by means of conversations including Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and contentious former chairman Hands.
Widely available, weekly releases

Coining It

Presented by Lewis Goodall, this fresh show seems like it may turn into an ordinary cryptocurrency narrative. Happily, this story concerning a person who discovered a digital flaw that promised limitless funds and catapulted the person starting in Blackpool to Dubai turns out to be an engaging and highly entertaining caper – while certainly an advisory narrative.
Widely available, weekly releases