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Was Christmas better in the past?
Beth and Neil talk about a strange emotion we can feel at Christmas called nostalgia.
25 Dec 2025,·6 mins
Real Easy English: Talking about your year
Learn to talk about what you are proud of, and what you regret about this year.
26 Dec 2025,·6 mins
Series 12
Episode 10
Brush up on your Gaelic language skills with John Urquhart.
16 Aug 2020,·54 mins
The English We Speak: A little something
Learn a phrase about small gifts with Feifei and Phil.
23 Dec 2025,·2 mins
Highs and lows
We learn about superlatives like 'the best' and 'the most unusual'.
23 Dec 2025,·9 mins
Pont: Josh Morgan (Sketchy Welsh)
Angharad Lewis sy'n sgwrsio gyda siaradwr Cymraeg newydd.
10 Dec 2025,·25 mins
Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty
Japan changes the law to stop parents giving their children names considered strange.
24 Dec 2025,·8 mins
Classic Stories: King Midas and his Golden Touch
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 7 uses of ‘touch’ - in 5 minutes.
26 Dec 2025,·4 mins
SpeakGaelic Extra | Cliostraig
Podcast do luchd-ionnsachaidh ceangailte ris an t-sreath SpeakGaelic air BBC ALBA.
19 Dec 2024,·35 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for organising
Pippa and Phil talk about the business jargon often used by managers.
22 Dec 2025,·6 mins
Episode 10: Somos una piña
Charlie, Quique and Sofía talk about their own families
15 mins
Multi-word verbs
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
Ways to use 'schedule' - From 5/6/24 this podcast will only be available at our new podcast home Learning English Vocabulary
From 5/6/24 this series is only available here: Learning English Vocabulary podcast
29 May 2024,·1 min
Les parties du corps
The theme is different parts of the body
14 mins
Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh 1379
Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh le Ruairidh MacIlleathain. Litir àireamh 1379.
21 Dec 2025,·5 mins
Chi-Yan Law
Iain Urchardan a' coinneachadh ris an neach-ionnsachaidh Chi-Yan Law à Singapore.
29 Dec 2017,·11 mins
Zareer Masani on why Indians worship English as a goddess who can free them from poverty.
28 Nov 2012,·30 mins
Henning Wehn looks at the difficulties of speaking and understanding English.
04 Apr 2015,·30 mins
An Litir Bheag 1075
Litir Bheag na seachdain sa le Ruairidh MacIlleathain. Litir àireamh 1075.
