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: Red Riding Hood
Fri 4 Jul 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 'cut' - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of 'dead' - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: The Piper of Hamelin
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of 'pay' - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Hansel and Gretel
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 13 uses of 'turn' - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: The Lost World
Fri 6 Jun 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 16 uses of 'lose鈥�.
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Classic Stories: The Red Shoes
Fri 30 May 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 13 uses of 'wear鈥�
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Classic Stories: Romeo and Juliet
Fri 23 May 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 13 uses of 'cross鈥�
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Classic Stories: The Phantom of the Opera
Fri 16 May 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 11 uses of 'stage'.
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Classic Stories: A Tale of Two Cities
Fri 9 May 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 15 uses of 'time'.
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Classic Stories: The War of the Worlds
Fri 2 May 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 13 uses of 鈥榝ire鈥�.
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Classic Stories: The 39 Steps
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 14 uses of 鈥榣ie鈥�.
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Classic Stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 12 uses of 鈥榩lay鈥�
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Classic Stories: Animal Farm
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 13 uses of 鈥榳ork鈥�
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Classic Stories: Little Women
Fri 4 Apr 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 15 uses of 鈥榰p鈥�
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Classic Stories: The Tempest
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 10 uses of 鈥榮torm鈥�
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Classic Stories: 1984
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 7 uses of 鈥榳atch鈥�
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Classic Stories: Much Ado About Nothing
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of 鈥榯rick鈥�
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Classic Stories: Great Expectations
Fri 7 Mar 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 8 uses of 鈥榞reat鈥�
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Classic Stories: The Wind in the Willows
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 11 uses of 鈥榳ind鈥�
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Classic Stories: Around the World in Eighty Days
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 14 uses of 鈥榓round鈥�.
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Classic Stories: The Turn of the Screw
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of 鈥榯urn鈥�.
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Classic Stories: Treasure Island
Fri 7 Feb 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 19 uses of 鈥榮pot鈥�.
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Classic Stories: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 10 uses of 鈥榩icture鈥�.
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Classic Stories: Northanger Abbey
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 13 uses of 鈥榯ell鈥�.
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Christmas Stories: How to tell a story
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Pippa and Beth talk about some language you can use to tell a good story.
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Christmas Stories: New Year rituals and blenders
Fri 3 Jan 2025
Georgie and Pippa share real stories about New Year.
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Christmas Stories: Christmas trees and caravans
Fri 27 Dec 2024
Georgie and Phil share real stories about Christmas.
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Classic Stories: Rumplestiltskin
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of 鈥榗ry鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Christmas Stories: Ice skating and car disasters
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Beth and Neil share real stories about Christmas.
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Classic Stories: Macbeth
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of 鈥榦ut鈥� - in 5 minutes.
