Learning English Stories Podcast
Improve your English with these short dramas and stories.
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Episodes to download
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Classic Stories: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Fri 26 Jul 2024
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
Fri 19 Jul 2024
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 12 Jul 2024
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 7 uses of 鈥榣ight鈥� - in 5 minutes.
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Classic Stories: Red Riding Hood
Fri 5 Jul 2024
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 28 Jun 2024
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 21 Jun 2024
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 14 Jun 2024
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 13 uses of 'turn' - in 5 minutes.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 10: Alice's evidence
Fri 7 Jun 2024
Alice is at the trial. Will the Queen let her escape without a punishment?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 9: Who stole the tarts?
Fri 31 May 2024
Alice finds herself at a trial. Did the Knave of Hearts steal the Queen's tarts?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 8: Croquet with the Queen
Fri 17 May 2024
Now Alice gets to play croquet with the Queen. Is she in danger?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 7: A mad tea-party
Fri 10 May 2024
Alice finds the Hatter and the March Hare having a very strange tea-party.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 6: Pig and Pepper
Fri 3 May 2024
Alice meets the Duchess but who is stranger 鈥� the duchess, her baby or the cook?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 5: Advice from a caterpillar
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Alice is beginning to wonder who she is, when a caterpillar gives her a piece of advice.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 4: The White Rabbit's house
Fri 19 Apr 2024
Alice is too big to fit inside the White Rabbit's house.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 3: The Caucus-race
Fri 12 Apr 2024
Alice meets all sorts of creatures as she swims around in a pool of her tears.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 2: The pool of tears
Fri 5 Apr 2024
Alice keeps getting bigger鈥� and smaller. No wonder she cries a pool of tears!
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 1: Down the rabbit hole
Fri 29 Mar 2024
Alice is an ordinary girl, until the day she meets a talking rabbit...
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Frankenstein: Episode 10: Melting the ice
Fri 12 Jan 2024
Hatred and fear melt in the cold Arctic when the Creature finally sees its creator again.
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Frankenstein: Episode 9: The wedding night
Fri 5 Jan 2024
Viktor Frankenstein gets married and is happy again, but for how long?
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Frankenstein: Episode 8: Jail time
Fri 29 Dec 2023
When will the nightmare end for Viktor Frankenstein?
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Frankenstein: Episode 7: A monster bride
Fri 22 Dec 2023
Viktor Frankenstein works alone to build a bride for the Creature
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Frankenstein: Episode 7: A monster bride
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Viktor Frankenstein works alone to build a bride for the Creature
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Frankenstein: Episode 6: Death comes to you
Fri 8 Dec 2023
The Creature explains the killings, offering to leave everyone in peace on one condition.
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Frankenstein: Episode 5: The milk of human kindness
Fri 1 Dec 2023
The Creature is on the run and finally meets a good family. Will they accept it?
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Frankenstein: Episode 4: Creature meets creator
Fri 24 Nov 2023
Viktor Frankenstein meets the Creature at last. Will they be friends or have a fight?
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Frankenstein: Episode 3: Death in the family
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Viktor Frankenstein describes the investigation into the murder of his younger brother.
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Frankenstein, Episode 2: It's alive!
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Viktor Frankenstein is ready to give life to a creature, but is this a wise thing to do?
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Frankenstein, Episode 1 - A passion for science
Fri 3 Nov 2023
Do you know the real story of Frankenstein? Follow our drama, every Friday.
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Part 10: Getting a confession
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Arthur Montgomery is suspected of murdering Jamie Phelps. The race is on to find him.
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Part 9: Photographic evidence
Fri 20 Oct 2023
The detectives interview a key witness who helps to reveal who killed Jamie Phelps.
