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Weekly Highlight
Pride & Prejudice

Who could be more perfect to retell Austen's cherished tale than the celebrated Julie Andrews? It may lack Colin Firth drenched, the Hollywood great acts as a charming and faithful storyteller of this classic love story about Elizabeth Bennet along with Mr Darcy. The show, which is broken down into two dozen plus installments, not only celebrates the quarter-millennial of Austen’s birth – it also marks Andrews’s ninetieth birthday also!
Available broadly, weekly releases

Grand Designs Deconstructed

The stress is so intense of building a personal large residence, Grand Designs is among the handful of property series where marital breakdown occurs regularly rather than a bug. The host teams up with James on this friendly spin-off for superfans – and admits that he has been on the verge of dipping into his personal funds for budget-challenged contributors.
Spotify, weekly episodes

Woman’s Hour Guide to Life

On Sundays, Nuala McGovern leads a focused segment that tackles an individual subject with familiar voices and specialists. She begins on the theme of friendships – how to make space for relationships and keep in touch – by interviewing author Dolly Alderton, Claire Cohen, Dr Samuel and expert Franco. It’s conversational, practical and crucially, reassuring.
On BBC Sounds, episodes weekly

Music, Money & Mayhem

From Pink Floyd and Blur, the label hosted a deluge of prominent British bands. This audio series led by Atkins is bound to appeal to music enthusiasts and industry professionals, as it effectively outlines the label’s collapse through discussions with the likes of Tennant and controversial former chairman Guy Hands.
Available broadly, episodes weekly

Coining It

Hosted by Goodall, this new series seems like it may turn into another run-of-the-mill crypto crime story. Gladly, this story of a man who found a cryptocurrency error that suggested limitless funds and launched him from Blackpool to the Middle East turns out to be an engaging and highly entertaining caper – while certainly a warning tale.
Widely available, episodes weekly