Julie Andrews' Delightful Take on Jane Austen: Top Broadcasts This Week
Weekly Highlight
Pride & Prejudice
Who better to retell Jane Austen’s best-loved story compared to her royal highness Julie Andrews? It may lack Colin Firth in a wet shirt, the Hollywood great is a wonderful and accurate storyteller of the original love story featuring Elizabeth Bennet together with Mr Darcy. The series, split across two dozen plus installments, doesn't just marks the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth – it coincides with Andrews’s 90th birthday also!
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
Grand Designs Deconstructed
Such is the strain of building a personal mega-home, Grand Designs stands among the rare television home programs where divorce is a feature as opposed to an error. Kevin McCloud collaborates with the presenter on this friendly spin-off for superfans – and admits that he came close to opening up his own money for budget-challenged contributors.
On Spotify, episodes weekly
Woman’s Hour Guide to Life
On Sundays, Nuala McGovern hosts a dedicated installment addressing a specific issue with familiar voices and specialists. She kicks off by discussing friendship – methods to find time for relationships and stay connected – by speaking with writer Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Samuel and Dr Franco. The tone is chatty, useful and crucially, comforting.
Via BBC Sounds, new shows each week
Music, Money & Mayhem
From Pink Floyd to Blur, the label hosted a flood of prominent British bands. This production presented by Atkins will certainly appeal to both music nerds and business heads, as it skillfully traces EMI's failure through discussions including Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and debated ex-chairman Guy Hands.
Accessible on many platforms, weekly releases
Coining It
Hosted by Lewis Goodall, this new series appears to be it might be an ordinary cryptocurrency narrative. Gladly, this story about an individual who discovered a digital flaw offering infinite cash and launched him from the seaside town to the Middle East turns out to be an engaging and highly entertaining story – though undoubtedly a warning tale.
Accessible on many platforms, episodes weekly
