Fancy A Cuppa? - British English and UK Culture

Welcome to Half A Cup; a half-length episode of our normal show. Emma and Elisa are FINALLY recording together again and to kick everything off they're having a little reunion and discussing everything they LOVE at the moment in honour of Valentine's Day, Galentine's Day, and Love & Friendship Day.

*English Fact* - 'Gal' can mean 'girl' in English - so Galentine's Day is for celebrating female friendship.

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Emma is in Japan and while she's waiting to be reunited with Elisa, she'll be having a solo cup of tea and a biscuit and a little chat about her travels. This week, it's all about bittersweet endings, catching Pokemon and mushroom biscuits!

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Emma is in Japan and while she's waiting to be reunited with Elisa, she'll be having a solo cup of tea and a biscuit and having a little chat about her travels. This week, it's all about snow, New Year celebrations, luck, and a gacha... obsession?

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In this episode, Emma and Elisa close out the year by chatting about New Year's traditions and celebrations both in the UK and abroad (did you know about first footing?), plus they look back on what they were grateful for in 2025 and have a little look forward into 2026.

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In this episode, Emma and Elisa are getting into the festive spirit by eating mince pies and discussing their Christmas traditions both old and new.

To those who celebrate, have a very merry Christmas!

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Welcome to Half A Cup; a half-length episode of our normal show, where we discuss a couple of interesting news stories from the previous month. This month, we're talking about whether an advertised Buckingham Palace Christmas market actually exists and whether speaking multiple languages can help your brain health.

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As a follow up to their 3-part London series, Emma and Elisa have a bonus episode focusing on Christmas activities in the capital. They get festive and talk about shopping, lights, markets, concerts and, of course, food. But, what on earth is a pantomime? Listen along and comment below on what you'd like to do.

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In this episode, Emma and Elisa continue to share each of their top 5 British TV shows that have impacted them in some way over the years. There's mention of some more crime dramas, a period drama with a VERY memorable scene, and some comedies too, but does Emma actually have five favourites? Make sure you listen to part 1 first!

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In this episode, Emma and Elisa share each of their top 5 British TV shows that have impacted them in some way over the years. There are also some non-British mentions, why Elisa has betrayed the podcast's name and do you think we should do an episode on cocktails? This is part 1 of 2, because it couldn't be squeezed into the timeframe! Tune in next week for the rest of the list.

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Welcome to Half A Cup; a half-length episode of our normal show, where we discuss a couple of interesting news stories from the previous month. This month, we're talking about robot vacuum cleaners and what they might become, plus what has happened to the chocolate on our much loved biscuits?

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Watch the robot video here

Read the robot article in The Independent here

Read the chocolate article from The Guardian here.