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1234 Celebrate Milk Chocolate Day | The Sweet History of the World's Favourite Chocolate

2

1218 “Now That You Are British” – The Historic Tradition Behind Britain’s Welcome Booklets

3

English Listening Practice - UK News | 23rd June 2026

4

1199 UK Politics: Rumours Around Keir Starmer and Labour’s Future

5

1197 - Tomorrow’s Election Explained: How the UK Voting System Works

6

1196 Golders Green Terror Incident Explained | What Happened in North London Today

7

1192 Everyday English: A Trip to the Post Office | What It Looks Like Inside

8

1191 British Identity & St George’s Day – Pride, History, and Hesitation

9

1190 Everyday English: A Visit to the Supermarket | Real Life Listening Practice

10

1189 Antisemitism Is Part of a Bigger Problem: Understanding the Roots of Hate

11

1188 The Hidden Struggle: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alcoholism

12

1187 Should Libraries Serve Alcohol? A Thought from Glasgow

13

1186 Rome Meets Britain | Teacher Joseph and Rosy Compare Everyday Culture

14

1185 A Very British Day: Gas Engineer Visit, UK School Dinners and Emptying a Cupboard

15

1184 Changes to My Website | Daily Audio News Headlines & Podcast

16

1183 Traveller Communities Move into South East England Over Easter

17

1181 New UK Banknote Changes Explained | English, Scottish & Northern Irish Notes Compared

18

1180 Scottish Parliament Rejects Assisted Dying Bill | March 2026 Update

19

1178 Glasgow Union Street Fire – Major Blaze in City Centre on Sunday

20

1177 - At the Supermarket | Real-Life English Listening Practice

21

1175 Prince William Says “I Need to Calm Down” at BAFTAs – Mental Health & Royal Pressure Explained

22

1174 Royal Family & Mental Health: Prince William vs Prince Andrew Public Image

23

1172 Pressure on the UK Prime Minister: Starmer Faces Growing Political Scrutiny

24

1171 Keir Starmer in Trouble? Mandelson, Epstein & the Political Fallout

25

1170 Learn English with Music: Melting Pot by Blue Mink (Lyrics Explained)

26

1169 Deep Female Voices in UK Public Life

27

1168 Stuck, Overwhelmed, or Procrastinating? Try Journalling (Noteshelf app)

28

1166 How Journalling Turns Suffering Into Insight | Noteshelf & Poetry

29

1165 From Spectator to Participant: Why Learning Feels Hard Today

30

1164 Why Your Mind Resists Learning (It’s Trying to Protect You)

31

1163 Government Abandons Plans for Compulsory Digital ID To Work in the UK

32

1162 King Charles’ Secret Talent: Harry Potter Voices That Even Queen Camilla Can’t Do

33

1161 Calm UK Press Review - 6th January 2026

34

1160 Clear English News Reading: UK Headlines Today | Politics, Weather, Travel & Sport

35

1159 UK Digital ID Cards: Jacob Rees-Mogg Warning and It Could Extend to Babies

36

1158 - All Notification Blocker App Review - Total Silence, Calls & Alerts Explained

37

1157 Happy New Year? Remembering Windrush and the Human Cost of a Changing World

38

1156 British ID Cards: Whistleblowers Warn of Data Risk + Ireland's Papers Reveal Early Concerns

39

1155 Out Walking: What I See, What’s Changed.

40

1154 The Quiet Days After Christmas: Media, Radio & the Drift Toward New Year

41

1153 Walking to the Supermarket

42

1152 Boxing Day: Leftovers, Loosened Waistbands & Exhaustion

43

1151 Christmas Day: Here We Go

44

1150 Watching Starmer, Davey & Badenoch’s Christmas Messages

45

1149: - 130,000 Scottish People Spending Christmas Alone - But Is That Really a Problem?

46

1148 Ordering Christmas Food Online | Convenience vs Preparing Food at Christmas (ASDA)

47

1147 The Changing Face of Christmas.

48

1146 When Christmas Feels Heavy | A Walk Through a Scottish Winter

49

1145 A Cynical Christmas? Looking Past the Shopping

50

1144 Vicki Michelle: French Name, British Actress – Stereotypes, Accent & ‘Allo ‘Allo

51

1143 Who Was Marie Collett? LBC, British Airways Travel News & Radio Style in the 1980s

52

1142 Where Is Christmas Today? A Bus Ride and a Walk Through the Shops

53

1141 Stanley Baxter Dies Aged 99 | Tribute to the Scottish Comedy Legend

54

1140 Christmas in Saudi Arabia? How the Kingdom Is Quietly Changing

55

1139 On This Day: 10 December 1936 - King Edward VIII Abdicates for Love

56

1138 Branding and Logo for Great British Railways Unveiled – BBC News Story Read-Through

57

1137 Digital ID Cards in the UK? Parliamentary Debate Highlights & Public Concerns

58

1136 World AIDS Day: Remembering Actor Casey Stevens

59

1135 Twelve more Prisoners Released by Mistake - David Lammy Explains.

60

1134 Magical Christmas Decorations | Holiday Walkthrough

61

1133 A Calm Walk Around Glasgow’s St Enoch Christmas Market

62

1132 Stop Anxiety with the RAIN Technique - Step-by-Step Guide

63

1131 Northern Irish Government formally rejects ID Card Proposal

64

1130 Two More Prisoners Mistakenly Released from UK Jail – What Went Wrong?

65

1129 Learn English with Music - “Angelo” by Brotherhood of Man (ESL Listening & Vocabulary Lesson)

66

1127 Deported Ethiopian sex offender given £500 to leave UK

67

1126 Scotland’s Muslim Community & Growing Islamophobia (2025 Update)

68

Neil McTaggart's Crossing (9): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1125)

69

1124 Digital IDs in the UK – Will They Be Mandatory? | BBC Article Breakdown

70

1123 Wrongful Prisoner Release – Why Media Focuses on Crime, Not the Mistake

71

1122 Scottish Government Promises to Block UK Digital ID Scheme – What it Means

72

1121 Peel Tower, Lochwinnoch, Scotland

73

1120 Marking Their Freedom: A Silent Tribute for the Released Hostages

74

1118 Guernsey says no decision yet on ID Cards

75

Neil McTaggart's Crossing (8): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1117 )

76

1116 Scotland says no to ID Cards

77

1115 Northern Ireland says no to ID Cards

78

1114 British News: Government Will Introduce ID Cards for all Citizens

79

Neil McTaggart's Crossing (7): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1113 )

80

1112 Learn English with Real Life | On My Way to the Doctor’s

81

1111 Canonized Yesterday: Carlo Acutis & Pier Giorgio Frassati

82

Neil McTaggart's Crossing (6): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1110)

83

1109 Notting Hill Carnival 1976 | Looking Back at London’s Iconic Celebration

84

1108 ChatGPT for English Learners | Improve Your English with AI

85

1107 Notting Hill Carnival 2025 | Easy English News Story for Students

86

Neil McTaggart's Crossing (5): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1106)

87

1105 Easy Lebanese Chicken – Simple English Cooking Recipe

88

Neil McTaggart's Crossing (4): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1104)

89

1103 Searching for Greek Yoghurt – Real-Time Supermarket Walk

90

1102 Improve Your English with News | Edinburgh Festivals 2025 (Fringe & International Festival)

91

Neil McTaggart's Crossing (3): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1101)

92

1100 Learn Any Language with the 3 M's: Motivation, Method, Momentum

93

The Real Neil McTaggart (Bio.) | The Man Behind the Story Podcast 1099

94

1098 Managing Your Mood in a podcast

95

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing (2): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1097)

96

1095 Glasgow Pride March 2025 | Full Parade | Complete LGBTQ+ Celebration

97

1094 UK News Today – English Headlines for ESL Learners (July 14, 2025)

98

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing (1): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1093)

99

1092 Stop Just Learning — Start Giving: Why You’re Stuck in Study Mode

100

1086 BBC Launches Polish Language Service - Shadowing Practice for English Learners

101

1085 Finding Peace (Kind of): A Funny Chat About Calm with Cris and I

102

1084 British Food Explained: Why Is It So Bad?

103

1083 Shadowing Practice - Speak Like a Native!

104

1082 Learning in Silence: A New Way to Understand

105

1081 How Your Thoughts Shape Your Ability to Learn

106

1080 Rainbows in June: A Celebration of UK Pride – A Story of Love, Struggle & Joy

107

1079 Eid Mubarak on MS Teams - Funny Diary of an Online English Teacher

108

1078 Pronouncing the Letter R: Clear Guide for English Learners

109

1077 A Slightly Twisted Look at Today’s Headlines

110

1076 How to Make Easy Music with Suno.com, (Artificial Intelligence)

111

1075 The Sea at Blackpool

112

1074 In the Supermarket

113

1073 Sabrina: The Star Who Stood Still and Became a Legend

114

1072 Mother Angelica – The Nun Who Wouldn’t Shut Up

115

1071 Inside the Coffee Shop

116

1070 - Differences between American and British English

117

1069 Experiences of Learning Dutch

118

1068 - The Soundtrack of Carbonated Delusion: Coca-Cola Jingles in the 1980s

119

1067 - The new UK Law on Immigration

120

1066 - Walking on the High Street

121

1065 Tips and Best Practice for Learning English - In conversation with Meysam.

122

1064 - Happy new Pope

123

1063 - Goodbye Skype

124

1062 The History of LBC Radio

125

1061 Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart, Song Lyrics

126

1060 - Movie Review: Love at First Bite (From 1979)

127

1059 Cris from Spain Explains about the recent Iberian Power failure

128

1058 Indigenous Languages in the UK

129

1057 - Song Lyrics - The Carpenters, Rainy Days and Mondays

130

1056 - At the Supermarket

131

1055 - The Story of Maggie McTaggart

132

1054 - In the Piazza Shopping Centre

133

1053 The Cranberries song Lyrics: "Linger"

134

1052: Matlock: A New Drama on Amazon Prime (Podcast with script)

135

1051 - Pope Francis - The Legacy (with script)

136

1050 What is a Spork?

137

1049 New Podcast Coming and Happy Easter!

138

1048 Spring Break

139

1047 - Site Update - Please Watch and give Feedback

140

1046 Learn the Word 'Rage' | English Vocabulary for Learners

141

1045 Weekly Lesson: Funny and Popular British Words Explained - with Cris and I

142

1044: Was It a UFO? The News Story in Easy English

143

1043 UK to Switch Off Landlines – Easy English News for Learners

144

1042 Weekly Lesson: Why Clubbing Is Dying in the UK – English Listening #BritishCulture

145

1041 UK Benefits Cuts Explained – News in Simple English

146

1040 - Weekly Lesson: Voice of America Closure: The End of an Era?

147

1039 - British People and Family

148

1038 BBC vs UK Government: The Battle Over Who Pays for the BBC World Service

149

1037 - What Are the Best Idioms? Cris and I Discuss Our Favorites! #idioms #interviews

150

1036 - UK and Irish Leaders hold a Summit Meeting

151

1035 - Weekly Lesson: Trump's Mother

152

1034 - What is a Gen Z(ee)

153

1033 Renovations at Home

154

1032 - The Problem of Asbestos

155

1031 Adjectives to Describe Ireland

156

1030 Weekly Lesson: Unravelling Northern Ireland

157

1029 The Verb to Plead

158

1028 Weekly Lesson: County Lines

159

1027 Shadowing and Sounds of English

160

1026 What Does Brazen Mean?

161

1025 In Conversation with my friend Nasser

162

1024 How to Learn Easily

163

1023 Sam the Selkie

164

1022 Talking about Motivation

165

1021 The Power of Myth

166

1020 Haggis - What is that?

167

1019 - Weekly Lesson - Burns Night

168

1018 The Snow is here #UKweather #UKNews #LearnEnglish

169

1017 Morning Inspiration - the Phrase Move on

170

1016 - Your Questions about Learning English

171

1015 A News Story about Accents in the UK

172

1014 - Weekly Lesson: Flight Safety Information

173

1013 Accent Reduction Masterclass

174

1012 Second Live Learning English Question and Answer Event

175

1011 Learning English Q and A (Questions and Answers)

176

1010 Morning Motivation: Getting Going in the Morning.

177

1009 - Song Lyrics: The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be

178

1008 Blood Donation

179

1007 - Weekly Lesson - Ice hockey

180

1006 Accent Reduction (Audio)

181

1005 Song Lyrics: Puppy Love by Donny Osmond (podcast)

182

1004 - Out for a walk and Describing

183

1003 - Weekly Lesson: Wayne Osmond Dies

184

1002 Random Book: WIlliam Blake (Audio)

185

1001 - Your Plan for Learning English in 2025 (Audio Version)

186

1000 Celebrating 1000 Podcasts (Audio Version)

187

999 Happy Holidays!

188

998 Christmas Message from Teacher Joseph

189

997 Christmas Week Begins

190

996 At the Supermarket

191

995 London Soho's Last School

192

994 Visiting a Coffee Shop

193

993 - A Walk in the Rain

194

992 Christmas Headlines in 1987

195

991 Reliving Christmas in the 1980s: Nostalgic Traditions, Toys, and Memories!

196

990 Last Christmas Returns to Number 1 in Music Downloads

197

989 Panettone Sweetbread is now a Normal Part of Christmas in Britain

198

988 Whamageddon - What is that?

199

987 Preparing for Christmas

200

986 Guiness Beer Shortage in the UK

201

985 Motivation for Language Learning

202

984 Weekly Lesson Audio: Last one of 2024!

203

983 Learning English Fast (Changing Your MIndset)

204

982 Enchanting Christmas Decorations in my Town

205

981 UK Railways will return to Public Ownership: What It Means for Passengers

206

980 UK News: Porridge to be banned in Advertising

207

979 Stalking Laws to be Updated in the UK

208

978 British People Begin Christmas Preparations

209

977 Weekly Lesson Audio: Christmas Cards

210

976 Exam Preparation

211

975 What are British People Watching on TV?

212

974 Two Famous London Markets to Close

213

973 Wales Prepares a new Visitor Charge

214

972 What is Looting?

215

971 Weekly Lesson Audio: Christmas Songs

216

970 Tips for Learning Quickly

217

969 King Charles' Coronation Cost £72 Million

218

968 Will the Band Aid Song be Banned?

219

967 Taking a Walk

220

966 British Farmers Protest in London

221

965 British Tea Company on the Brink of Collapse

222

964 Weekly Lesson: Thanksgiving

223

963 Prison Crisis - Punishment at Home

224

962 Tips for Better Learning

225

961 The Head of the Church of England Resigns

226

960 Scottish Political Leader Refused to sing the UK National Anthem

227

959 Another Two Minute Silence Today

228

958 Weekly Lesson Audio: Remembrance Sunday

229

957 Remembrance Sunday and Poppies

230

956 Criminal Activity on Bonfire Night

231

955 Millions sign a petition to get fireworks banned

232

954 Bonfire Night and the Animals

233

953 Bonfire Night - 5th of November

234

952 Weekly Lesson Audio - Guy Fawkes Night

235

951 Fire Festivals replacing Halloween

236

950 Rough Sleeping in London - Numbers are Going Up

237

949 The Train Company that uses Fax Machines

238

948 On This Day: The News Story That Panicked America

239

947 Origins of Halloween?

240

946 - Some News Headlines

241

945 Weekly Lesson Audio: Halloween

242

944 DIfferent ideas to make Learning Easier

243

943 - 1000 People a Week Criminalized because of TV Licence Non Payment

244

942 Geoff Capes Dies

245

941 More Prisoners Released Under a New Scheme

246

940 House Arrests Being Considered in England

247

939 What is a TV Licence?

248

938 Weekly Lesson Audio: TV Licence

249

936 King Charles Visits Australia

250

935 Can the British Prison System Change?

251

934 BBC Asian Network News Service Closes

252

933 Under 16s and Mobile Phones

253

932 BBC World Service to axe Persian and Arabic Radio

254

931 Weekly Lesson Audio: Mindsets for Learning

255

930 Peaky Blinders to become a Movie

256

929 A Pumpkin Shortage in the UK

257

928 Care Staff in the UK Now Mostly Male Immigrants

258

927 What is a Food Bank?

259

926 - Visiting the Shopping Centre

260

925 - The Charity Shop

261

924 Weekly Lesson Audio: The Charity Givers

262

923 Vaping to be Banned Near Schools and Hospitals

263

922 Scotland's Mental Health Crisis

264

921 - The Who Pop Group remembered on Postage Stamps

265

920 Fleetwood Mac Founder: His Son is Living on the Street

266

919 Halloween: Now more Popular than Christmas

267

918 Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88

268

917 Weekly Lesson Audio: The House Guest

269

916 A Visit to the Supermarket

270

915 Warnings Issued about Train Station Public WiFi

271

914 More Pharmacies close in the UK

272

913 Cat Charities in the UK

273

912 Stephen Fry Gets an Austrian Passport

274

911 Going to the Vet's (possessive)

275

910 Weekly Lesson: A Trip to the Vet's (Surgery)

276

909 Bison are now here in the UK

277

908 Teachers to be Given more Incentives

278

907 Reducing a Pint of Beer

279

906 News Stories from London

280

905 What is a NIMBY?

281

904 Weekly Lesson Audio - Killer Cows

282

903 Schools Begin Eliminating Mobile Phones

283

902 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

284

901 Handshakes - A Very British Custom

285

900 Prisoner Early Release Scheme Kicks In

286

899 Australia to Set Minimum Age for Social Media

287

898 All about Piers

288

897 Weekly Lesson Audio - Doors Open Day 2024

289

896 Ian McKellen Criticizes Queen Elizabeth II

290

895 Universities in England may hike Prices

291

894 Lessons Learnt from a Tower block Disaster

292

893 Jack Reacher and Public Libraries

293

892 More about Education Reporting in England

294

891 Government Announces Changes to School Reporting

295

890 Weekly Lesson Audio - The Return to Education

296

889 UK Government Proposes an Outside Smoking Ban at Pubs

297

888 At the Supermarket

298

887 Public Library Closures in Huddersfield

299

886 - Song Lyrics, Fernando by ABBA

300

885 Protests at Library Closures

301

884 More about Public Libraries in the UK

302

883 Weekly Lesson Audio - Visiting the New Library

303

882 Notting Hill Carnival in London

304

881 UK Gatwick Airport hopes for a new Runway

305

880 - Putting the Rubbish Out

306

879 Scotland named as Drug Death Capital of Europe Again

307

878 National Radio Day!

308

877 Chatty Benches - What are They?

309

876 Weekly Lesson Audio: The Leak from the Bathroom Ceiling

310

875 - Song Lyrics from Prisoner Cell Block H

311

874 Scotland's Schools can ban Mobile Phones

312

873 Stonehenge has Scottish Links

313

872 A View from my Window

314

871 - Could Fox Hunting be Uncancelled?

315

870 Examples of Cancel Culture

316

869 Weekly Lesson Audio, Cancel Culture: Pigeon Racing

317

868 Song Lyrics: Tracy Chapman

318

867 UK Police Celebrate Turning Point as Riots Ease

319

866 UK Government Bans Protesters from Football Matches

320

865 Song Lyrics - Let It Be

321

864 Will the UK Government Bring in the Army to deal with Riots?

322

863 UK Government to Exclude Drinks Industry in Future Alcohol Policy Planning

323

862 Weekly Lesson Audio: The Shopping Mall

324

861 UK Braced for a Weekend of Protests

325

860 Tips for Speaking Better

326

859 Princess Kate Keen to Visit the Olympic Games

327

858 Southport Riots: UK Government Calls for Respect

328

857 The Olympics are in "Full Swing".

329

856 Olympics Opening Ceremony upsets Conservative Groups

330

855 Weekly Lesson Audio: Competitive Sport

331

854 UK Shoplifting Now at a Record High

332

853 Voter ID Law Treats People of Colour Unfairly - Say Artists

333

852 UK Government Stops Producing 2p and 1p Coins

334

851 UK Government Plans an Optional Digital ID System

335

850 More About Identity Cards

336

849 And then the Police Came

337

848 - Weekly Lesson Audio: Life Without ID Cards

338

847 Information about Next Week's Lesson

339

846 - News Headlines

340

845 - No Hugs Please: I'm British

341

844 New Smoking Law Comes Into Force

342

843 Drink Spiking is "the Tip of the Iceberg"

343

842 Song Lyrics: Melting Pot by Blue Mink

344

841 Diversity in the UK

345

840 Weekly Audio: My Mate Karim

346

839 Do All Men Need a Tribe?

347

838 Stonehenge: An Update on the Controversial Tunnel

348

837 - Overcrowding in Prisons

349

836 Central Government to Build New Houses

350

835 BBC Article about Council Housing

351

834 Song Lyrics: I Don't Want to Play House by Tammy Wynette.

352

833 Affirmation: There is a Place for me in the Learning Community

353

832 Weekly Lesson Audio: Government Housing, Friend or Foe?

354

831 Affirmations and Colour

355

830 News Headlines from the UK

356

829 Song Lyrics: Tarzan Boy by Baltimora

357

828 Election Day in the UK

358

827 Song: Leader of the Pack

359

826 Harper Valley PTA (song lyrics)

360

825 Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall

361

824 Weekly Lesson Audio - Teachers, Then and Now

362

823 More about Focus

363

822 The Erosion of Arts in State Schools

364

821 Where Does Cheddar Cheese Come From?

365

820 More about Energy

366

819 Working with Energy

367

818 Child Obesity - Are we Eating too much?

368

817 An Introduction to British Eating Habits

369

816 Weekly Lesson Audio - British People and Food

370

815 To be Cleared of Doing Something

371

814 Final Thoughts about Dialect and Language

372

813 Summer Solstice Today!

373

812 Languages and Dialects

374

811 Cornish Language Makes a Comeback

375

810 A Welshman Ditched his Accent then Found it Again

376

809 British and Irish Languages

377

808 Weekly Lesson Audio: Indigenous Languages in the UK

378

807 Alan Bates Gets a Knighthood

379

806 "To Plant" in English

380

805 Is Your Energy Flowing?

381

804 At the Supermarket

382

803 Affirmation: I Learn Quickly

383

802 Northern Ireland's Leader: Michelle O'Neill

384

801 Transgendered People's Rights

385

800 Weekly Audio: Women's Right to Vote

386

799 Merton Gets a new Polish Mayor

387

798 Song Study - Runaway Train by Soul Asylum

388

797 Today's Affirmation - I will Review my English of this Week

389

796 King Charles to Appear on UK Banknotes

390

795 Accent Reduction: Mouth Movement

391

794 Accent Reduction: Elocution and Intonation

392

793 Accent Reduction: Shadowing

393

792 Weekly Lesson Audio - Free Access to Museums and Art Galleries in the UK

394

791 Taking a Walk / Describing Things

395

790 More Women Choosing Private Maternity Care

396

789 Courteney Cox claims Matthew Perry visits her from the Grave

397

788 What is a Shadow Government?

398

787 British People and Cemeteries

399

786 Railroad Hour: A radio show from 1930's

400

785 Post Office Scandal Update

401

784 Weekly Lesson Audio - Cat Stevens

402

783 Mobile Phones Could be Banned for Children in the UK

403

782 George Harrison's House Gets a Blue Plaque

404

781 International Tea Day

405

780 Laid Bare Meaning

406

779: 1969 News Report Paul McCartney Marries Linda Eastman

407

778 Emotional Support Chickens

408

#777 1976 News - Agatha Christie Dies

409

#776 Adopt a Grandparent

410

#775 1968 News: Joan Baez Arrested

411

#774 Weekly Lesson Audio: The 1960s

412

#773 Knocked Down

413

#772 Care for Older People in the UK

414

#771 Top of the Charts

415

#770 To Focus

416

#769 1962 News Report: US Spaceman orbits Earth

417

#768 To be treated like Cattle

418

#767 1980 News Report: The man who killed John Lennon.

419

#766 What's Your View of Your English

420

#765 1952 News - Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen

421

#764 To Be Hooked on Something

422

#763 To Hit the Right Note

423

#762 Coffee Shops and Tea Rooms

424

#761 1964 News: Martin Luther King Shot

425

#760 - To Probe

426

#759 1956 News Report - the UK Government and Smoking.

427

#758 Private Police in the UK

428

#757 Worlds Apart

429

#756 1964 News: The Beatles visit New York

430

#755 1965 News: The Death of Winston Churchill

431

#754 Taking its Toll

432

#753 1994 News: The opening of the Eurotunnel.

433

#752 To Have no Qualms...

434

#751 To be Fed Up

435

#750 To Go With the Flow

436

#749 Getting the Best from Online Lessons

437

#748 Pints of Wine

438

#747 To be Rigged

439

#746 What is Beltane?

440

#745 To Give the Heads Up

441

#744 At the Supermarket

442

#743 The Great Fire of London

443

#742 What is an OAP?

444

#741 To Pin the Blame

445

#740 Out for a Walk

446

#739 To Bow to Pressure

447

#738 What is Morris Dancing

448

#737 Shakespeare's Birthday

449

#736 Stephen Lawrence Day

450

#735 What does Saga Mean?

451

#734 Sick Note Culture

452

#733 The Learning Process

453

#732 To be at Risk

454

#731 Thorn in my Side

455

#730 National Joseph Name Day.

456

#729 To Trigger

457

#728 To be Crowned

458

#727 To be Held Up

459

#726 Describing a Street

460

#725 To be Strapped for Cash

461

#724 To Let Rip

462

#723 Me-Time

463

#722 To Set the Wheels in Motion

464

#721 Motivation

465

#720 All about Libby - The Library app

466

#719 Who Calls the Shots?

467

#718 Concrete Jungles

468

#717 Packed Out

469

#716 To Wade In

470

#715 To Stir Up

471

#714 Shadowing: Joining the Words

472

#713 Shadowing and Intonation

473

#712 Shadowing - Getting Started

474

#711 To Strike a Chord

475

#710 Walk or Walkabout?

476

#709 On Second Thoughts

477

#708 To Prop Up.

478

#707 In the Town Square

479

#706 To Fuel

480

#705 Ideas for learning better

481

#704 What's a Tirade?

482

#703 What a Fiasco!

483

#702 To Brace for

484

#701 St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

485

#700 More about St Patrick's Day

486

#699 Set to Become...

487

#698 To Kick the Habit

488

#697 To Speak Volumes

489

#696 Heyday

490

#695 Washed up Starfish

491

#694 To Grapple

492

#693 My Cat: Microchipping in the UK

493

#692 Fits of Laughter

494

#691 The Queen's Speech 1952

495

#690 To Lash Out

496

#689 Walking by the River

497

#688 World Book Day,

498

#687 Getting Started with Accent Reduction

499

#686 National Grammar Day

500

#685 I visit the Supermarket

501

#684 To Spend a Fortune

502

#683 This,That and the Other

503

#682 In a Quandary

504

#681 Eye-watering

505

#680 The Life of Riley (or Reilly)

506

#679 Under the Hammer

507

#678 To Play Out

508

#677 Inside a Cafe-Bar

509

#676 To Shed Light On

510

#675 The BT Tower London

511

#674 To Fall Through

512

#673 To Snap Up

513

#672 The Highway Code

514

#671 Phrasal Verb: To Fob Off

515

#670 Describing my Neighbourhood

516

##669 Can't make Head nor Tail of Something

517

#668 To Be Better Off

518

#667 To be Hard Pushed

519

#666 To Pull It Off

520

#665 To Live it Up

521

#664 Fly Tipping

522

#663 Inside the Railway Station

523

#662 A Far Cry

524

#661 To Split Up

525

#660 As Happy as Larry

526

#659 Like Clockwork

527

#658 Turning Tables

528

#657 At an Art Exhibition

529

#656 To Skedaddle

530

#655 To Slash

531

#654 Motivation

532

#653 The Morning After

533

#652 Verbs in the Coffee Shop

534

#651 The Verb To Nab

535

#650 The Flu Jab

536

#649 In the Supermarket

537

#648 Double Negatives in Songs

538

#647 Robert Burns Night

539

#646 Popular Names in the UK

540

#645 Here's Your Hat...What's Your Hurry?

541

#644 Mouth Movement

542

#643 To Waltz Off

543

#642 Count on me

544

#641 You Couldn't Make it Up

545

#640 -6 Degrees Celsius.

546

#639 Pharmacy or Chemist

547

#638 At the Helm

548

#637 All At Once

549

#636 Morningtown Ride

550

#635 Laying it on Thick

551

#634 In a Supermarket.

552

#633 Written in the Stars

553

#632 The Knife Angel

554

#631 Weird and Wonderful Idioms

555

#630 The Post Office Scandal

556

#629 Silver Lady

557

#628 Idioms about Getting Married

558

#627 The Name of the Game

559

#626 Smack Bang in the Middle

560

#625 Idioms to Describe Annoying People

561

#624 Idioms about Fruit and Vegetables

562

Happy New Year

563

New Year Traditions.

564

Speaking Better, Conclusion.

565

Speaking Better Part 3

566

Speaking Better Part 2

567

Speaking Better Part 1.

568

Boxing Day - 26th of December

569

Happy Christmas

570

Mental Health at Christmas

571

At the Supermarket

572

What? No Chicken?

573

The verb "to thaw"

574

What's a "sob story"?

575

Christmas Hampers

576

Idiom: On the Blink

577

What Do You Believe About Your English?

578

Phrasal Verbs

579

In a Department Store

580

The Royal Family at Christmas

581

Bedding: How to Describe It

582

Idiom: It Threw Me

583

Christmas songs

584

Walking to the Barber Shop

585

All about Cheese

586

Stretch your Vowels

587

Walking in the Street

588

A few Motivational Thoughts

589

All about the TV Licence

590

Interview with Avilio

591

A View from my Window

592

Trust Your Intuition

593

Mouth Movement when Speaking

594

National Meth Awareness Day

595

It's -3 Degrees Celsius

596

UK Government: "Fireworks to Become Quieter"

597

Adjectives for Cyber Monday

598

Buying Christmas Cards

599

Describing Scents and Smells

600

What's your Story?

601

At the Coffee Shop

602

Concorde and Hovercrafts

603

World TV Day

604

Speaking Better Resources

605

Idiom: To Be Awash With

606

How to Breathe Properly

607

Police Demand Larger Uniforms

608

James Bond celebrated in Coins

609

What is a Power Cut?

610

World Diabetes Day

611

Lightbulbs

612

Remembrance Sunday

613

Drive-in Movies at Stansted Airport

614

A View from the Window

615

Idioms about Meat

616

Intonation and Speech Patterns

617

A visit to the Supermarket

618

Do you feel Marooned with Learning?

619

Remembrance Sunday is on 12th November 2023

620

Idiom: Like there's no Tomorrow

621

What is a Loan Shark?

622

Adjectives and Idioms about Cold Weather

623

Intonation and Traffic Reporting

624

Halloween Adjectives and Songs

625

World Audio Drama Day

626

Idioms about Time

627

An Autumnal Day

628

A Trip to the Zoo

629

Waiting for the Tram

630

Idioms about the Voice

631

National Kangaroo Day

632

Breathing Techniques while Speaking

633

Shan't

634

Idioms involving Pain

635

Small Talk

636

Stormy and other Names

637

The English Breakfast

638

Marrying Beneath You [idiom]

639

British People and Croissants

640

Describing a Musical Event

641

The Letter D

642

English Language Day

643

Idioms about Eyes and Sight

644

Languages in the UK

645

The Past Continuous in a Song

646

The Power of Intonation

647

What is a Lollipop Lady

648

Shadowing: An Easy Way to Speak Better

649

At the Shopping Centre

650

World Teacher Day

651

A Throw or a Blanket?

652

Don't Leave Spaces between Words

653

Walking in my Town

654

Idiom "To Cough Up"

655

Idioms about Ghosts

656

National Coffee Day

657

Pronouncing the Letter T

658

Murphy's Law

659

"To Quip" in Reported Speech

660

European Day of Languages

661

Learning Two Languages at the Same Time

662

Idioms with the Colour Blue

663

Pronouncing the Letter "S"

664

To Have Arrived (idiom)

665

Idioms about Books and Reading

666

To Pull the Plug on Something

667

Tips for Speaking Better

668

Attitudes and Motivation

669

For Love nor Money (idiom)

670

National Online Learning Day

671

National Sober Day

672

Describing Sounds

673

National Police Woman Day

674

At the Supermarket again

675

Describing the Tower of London

676

The Second Conditional Tense in Songs

677

Dealing with Mental Blocks

678

Rubbish Collection Day

679

The Flu Jab

680

Comparing and Contrasting Pictures

681

Idioms with Bird References

682

UK Supermarket Staff to get Bodycams

683

You Can Speak Like a Native

684

Emma M. Nutt Day

685

An African Celebration

686

500th Podcast

687

Hear the Intonation

688

Visiting a Windmill

689

In Eindhoven, the Netherlands

690

Outside the Rembrant Museum

691

First day in Amsterdam

692

At the Airport

693

From Pillar to Post

694

Ayr Flower Show

695

Diversions

696

A Visit to Ayr Beach

697

National Potato Day

698

Ideas for Speaking Better

699

The Tooth Fairy

700

Gloria Estefan

701

Indian Independence Day

702

Holidays or Vacations?

703

The Milky Bar Kid

704

Blood Donations and Tattoo Parlours

705

Zimbabwe to Punish Parents for Kid's Crimes

706

Your Passion Speaks to Others

707

Buying Cat Food

708

Learning Strategies

709

National Lighthouse Day

710

"We've Got a Right One Here"

711

How to Speed Up your Learning

712

National Anti Frizz Month

713

Shadowing Practice Recordings

714

Exploring Creativity in Learning

715

Our Postal Service and Drones

716

Defining Success in Learning

717

More on Shadowing

718

Describing a View from the Window

719

National Soccer Day

720

Sinead O'Connor: She Bought the Farm

721

Do Affirmations and things like Hypnosis work?

722

At the Pharmacy

723

To Take Someone For Granted

724

Describing the River

725

National Cowboy Day

726

Introduction to Shadowing

727

How to Motivate Yourself Quickly

728

Flight Attendants Safety Day

729

Over the Counter Medication

730

To Scare the Living Daylights out of Someone

731

Live at Glasgow's Pride Parade

732

Pubs in the UK

733

George Michael Virtual Concert

734

Touchy-Feely meaning

735

To be all awash

736

Choosing English Resources for Study

737

Why are London's Airports not in London?

738

Mental Barriers to Learning

739

Cinemas Under Threat

740

At the Coffee Shop

741

To Do a Double Take

742

Marking the Coronation in Scotland

743

Threads is Coming

744

More on Motivation

745

Blackpool Tower Ballroom

746

A Rainy Day in Blackpool

747

At the Supermarket again

748

Motivation

749

Cash Dispensers in the UK

750

There is or There are?

751

In a Pickle

752

Tom Cruise is in London

753

Green Fingers

754

Like There's No Tomorrow

755

To Never Hear the End of Something

756

A Supermarket Recording

757

Summer Solstice: Stonehenge will be heaving tonight

758

Principles of Speaking Better

759

Describing Things

760

Bottoms Up

761

Carry on regardless

762

Spewing Out

763

[AI] Artificial Intelligence is Coming

764

17th Century Witchcraft Trials

765

Gay Bob

766

Standing there like Lemons

767

Goldfish

768

Misgendering

769

Going Bananas, English Expression

770

Making Questions with the Present Perfect

771

Tea Culture in the UK

772

The Full Moon

773

The Strangest Dream

774

Going up in Flames

775

Book Recommendations

776

Steps to Fluency

777

Manhattanhenge

778

Chuggers

779

Plain Sailing (English Expression)

780

IELTS Speaking

781

Under the Spotlight, an English Expression

782

Pushing the Boat Out (English Expression)

783

Anoraks and Celebrity Deaths

784

The Whole 9 Yards, English Expression

785

Why am I not Motivated?

786

Shelf Life: An English Expression

787

Jambalaya Recipe

788

The Second Wind, English Expression.

789

The Great Fire of London 1666

790

The Joy of Learning

791

New Photos of the Titanic

792

Do you want better English?

793

UK Schools and Celebrity Chefs

794

The Donny and Marie Show

795

Learning with Authenticity

796

Number 10 Downing Street

797

The Voice Within. Overcoming Negativity

798

Tips for Speaking Better

799

Robbie Swale

800

Motivational Tips for Learning

801

At Saltcoats

802

Coronation Day

803

Holiday Camps

804

The King of 15 Countries

805

A Party Trick

806

Chocolate Pizza

807

Limiting Ideas

808

Florence Nightingale

809

The King's Coronation

810

Fad Diets

811

No Free Pub Snacks?

812

How to Learn easily

813

Harold Camping

814

The Conditional Tenses

815

The Food Festival

816

The Invaders

817

The Perfect Holiday

818

Meditation

819

You Can Speak Really Well

820

UK News Headlines

821

Tne Royals study Slavery

822

Passive Voice

823

50 Years of Barcodes

824

Dear Teacher Joseph

825

Maypole Celebrations

826

McDonalds

827

Soul Train

828

Present Perfect Tense

829

Petula Clark at Easter

830

Easter Saturday

831

The Fifty Sounds of English

832

Jelly Babies and Doctor Who

833

Easter Week

834

Priscilla and Elvis Presley

835

How to make Cornbread

836

Theatres

837

My Feet are Killing me

838

Getting Ready for the Holidays

839

Checking your Joy Level

840

At the Retail Park

841

Milk Trains

842

Easter Cards

843

Harrods Bags

844

A Trip to the Butcher

845

A visit to a College

846

A Visit to the Supermarket

847

The English Breakfast

848

Clock Change

849

The Monday Meditation

850

MacAuley Culkin becomes a Dad again

851

St Patrick's Day

852

Making Cheese

853

Meghan Markle has been tipped......

854

Eurovision Song Contest

855

Recording for Shadowing 2

856

Recording for Shadowing 1

857

Just like a Christmas Card

858

Telling the Time

859

English Idiom - In Hot Water

860

United Nations Day against Islamophobia

861

Americans and Baseball Caps

862

Teach me how to Speak!

863

Shelley Winters

864

All about the song Total Eclipse of the Heart

865

Speaking Well

866

The Letter o

867

World Book Day

868

In the UK we don't have ID cards

869

The Age of Marriage Goes Up in England

870

Northern Ireland

871

Perfect Tenses

872

Kickstart Your English

873

Have they found Madelaine McCann

874

News Headlines Feb.25th

875

The Water Fountain

876

Seaweed: "A Far Cry" from UK Cuisine

877

What.....no Tomatoes?

878

Channeling Erik

879

Cemeteries in the UK

880

Scam Emails

881

News Headlines

882

The Death Penalty and Conditionals Practice

883

Our Political System

884

Could you Live in a Hotel?

885

Balloons Above us!

886

Meditation

887

The Importance of Shadowing

888

Property Types

889

Dating British People

890

World Leprosy Day

891

Diversity

892

Still Waters Run Deep

893

British Police

894

More Tips for Speaking Better

895

No More Mummies

896

My Favourite Idioms

897

Trash / Bins

898

Do Grammar Books Work?

899

Being Flexitarian

900

Glasgow's Chinese New Year Celebrations

901

Turmeric Latte Recipe

902

At the Post Office

903

Holocaust Memorial Day

904

The Letter "R"

905

Death in Suburbia

906

Robert Burns Night

907

Beware of the Cows

908

Birthdays

909

No Cakes for You!

910

IELTS Speaking and Listening

911

At the Railway Station

912

Language Partners

913

Dealing with the Government

914

Shadowing With Music

915

Child Actors

916

Breathing and Intonation

917

Another View from the Window

918

Supermarket Delivery

919

Past episodes and more