Learning English Stories

By BBC RadioEducation Language Learning

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Learning English Stories episodes

December 15, 2025 Classic Stories: Emma
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘right’ - in 5 minutes.
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4 min
December 05, 2025 Classic Stories: The Island of Dr Moreau
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘with’ - in 5 minutes.
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5 min
November 28, 2025 Classic Stories: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of ‘come’ - in 5 minutes.
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4 min
November 21, 2025 Classic stories: Cinderella
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of ‘go’ - in 5 minutes.
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6 min
November 14, 2025 Our Stories: Ways to tell good stories
Pippa and Beth talk about some methods to improve the stories you tell in English. They look back at Georgie's story about a boy band and Neil's story about parking.
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9 min
November 07, 2025 Our Stories: Meeting famous people
Phil and Georgie share real stories about celebrities. Phil has a famous student and Georgie meets a musician she is obsessed with.
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7 min
October 31, 2025 Our Stories: 30 brides and a family discovery
Pippa and Beth share real stories about family. Pippa goes to a wedding where there are lots of brides around, and Beth flies to the USA to meet long lost family.
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9 min
October 24, 2025 Our Stories: Coincidences and culture shock
Beth and Phil share real stories about journeys and travel. Beth bumps into people she knows in unusual places, and Phil tries to get into the Paraguayan way of life.
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9 min
October 17, 2025 Our Stories: Locked out and looking silly
Georgie and Neil share real stories about mistakes. Georgie breaks into her own house, and Neil does something very embarrassing in a car park.
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8 min
October 10, 2025 Classic Stories: The Snow Queen
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of ‘stick’ - in 5 minutes.
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5 min