MIA raised her middle finger during the Super Bowl. Her new single, Paper Plains, is out today. She sampled the clash in that song. That's the best bit of the song. Charles Dickens? Not really much to say about that. It's just a brilliant author of fantastic stories. And he was quite a good person, wasn't he? I think it was quite into social reform. He was quite shocked by some of the things he saw in the poverty of London. But... Anyway, what else has been going on? The 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth.
Why is it called Luke's English Braincast? Listen to the episode until the end to find out. What's been going on? What's been happening? In this episode, Luke and James talk about recent news stories and current affairs including: -The London Olympic Games -The Queen's Diamond Jubilee -The Superbowl -Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary -The Oscars 2012 -Women drivers and a number of other fascinating topics. CLICK HERE TO READ VOCABULARY NOTES AND MORE
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