Learning English Stories Podcast
Improve your English with these short dramas and stories.
Each week we bring you a new story in English you can understand.
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Episodes to download
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Classic Stories: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Practise your listening with a classic story in English you can understand
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Classic Stories: Northanger Abbey
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Practise your listening with a classic story in English you can understand
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Classic Stories: Rumplestiltskin
Fri 13 Feb 2026
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of 鈥榗ry鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: The Vampyre
Fri 23 Jan 2026
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 鈥榢eep鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: The Princess and the Pea
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 鈥榮leep鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: The North Wind and the Sun
Fri 9 Jan 2026
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 10 uses of 鈥榗atch鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Moby Dick
Fri 2 Jan 2026
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 鈥榮ee鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: King Midas and his Golden Touch
Boxing Day 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 7 uses of 鈥榯ouch鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Fri 19 Dec 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 10 uses of 鈥榞et鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Emma
Mon 15 Dec 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of 鈥榬ight鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: The Island of Dr Moreau
Fri 5 Dec 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of 鈥榳ith鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 鈥榗ome鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic stories: Cinderella
Fri 21 Nov 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of 鈥榞o鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Our Stories: Ways to tell good stories
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Pippa and Beth talk about some methods to improve the stories you tell in English.
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Our Stories: Meeting famous people
Fri 7 Nov 2025
Phil and Georgie share real stories about celebrities.
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Our Stories: 30 brides and a family discovery
Fri 31 Oct 2025
Pippa and Beth share real stories about family.
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Our Stories: Coincidences and culture shock
Fri 24 Oct 2025
Beth and Phil share real stories about journeys and travel.
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Our Stories: Locked out and looking silly
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Georgie and Neil share real stories about mistakes.
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Classic Stories: The Snow Queen
Fri 10 Oct 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 鈥榮tick鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Robin Hood
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 鈥榮tand鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Pride and Prejudice
Fri 26 Sep 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 11 uses of 鈥榣ook鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Pygmalion
Fri 19 Sep 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of 鈥榬ound鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Orpheus and Eurydice
Wed 17 Sep 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 13 uses of 鈥榣ong鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Fri 5 Sep 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 鈥榬un鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Far From the Madding Crowd
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 11 uses of 鈥榮et鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Frankenstein
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 10 uses of 鈥榤ake鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 鈥榮ound鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: David Copperfield
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 13 uses of 鈥榯ake鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Oliver Twist
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 7 uses of 鈥榣ight鈥� - in 5 minutes.
