Life Lessons with Radio Legend Jenny Murray: This Week’s Best Podcasts | TV and radio

Experience is everything

Former Woman’s Hour host Jenny Murray gives a sweet look at the celebrity interview podcast. Her Saga series of magazines exclusively features older people talking about the life lessons they’ve learned so far. Paul Merton is rather outspoken when it comes to mental health and Ian Hislop (“Is he as nice as he seems? He’s prettier…”), with Tony Blackburn and Trevor McDonald also making appearances this season. Hannah J. Davis
Widely available, bi-weekly episodes

Own my life

Women who have been abused are the focus of this show about the Own My Life cycle, which helps them move forward after the trauma they have endured. Each episode focuses on an interview with a different survivor, starting with Jade, who now works for a women’s charity. It’s a heavy but powerful listen. Alexey Duggins
Widely available from New Year’s Day, weekly episodes

Josh Widdecombe Museum of Popular Culture

The comedian has proven himself in the pod with the popular show Parenting Hell, giving him license to put on a fun show like this: diving into wacky tales from the worlds of film, television and music – via Mr. Blobby and Pete Waterman’s time working in a concrete plant. It also happens to be very funny. HJD
Widely available, twice weekly episodes

Play on the podcast: Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare’s romantic play is the latest classic to get the lively Play On Podcast treatment. Translated into modern English by Ranjit Boult and directed by Brendon Fox, it reimagines the intertwining love stories of Hero, Claudio, Benedeck, and Beatrice on the post-World War II French Riviera. A lively and refreshing shot. Holly Richardson
Widely available, weekly episodes

How to win the World Cup

Comedian Matt Forde tries to get to the bottom of how to win a competition that forces all the annoying international stops on the domestic football you actually care about. His first guest was Alex Brooker, who asked: “Why should all the young England fans win without all those years of misery in the tournament?” Fair point. advertisement
Widely available, weekly episodes