Learning English from the News
BBC Radio
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Episodes
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Mar 19, 2019 • 10min
South African power outages continue
Dan and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
Jan 8, 2019 • 10min
Why are female penguins getting stranded?
Why are female penguins found stranded so far from home? Neil and Tom discuss this story.
Oct 30, 2018 • 9min
60% drop in global wildlife
Catherine and Tom discuss language from this story.
Oct 16, 2018 • 10min
Stopping the cyber-criminals
Tom and Catherine teach you language the media is using to discuss this story.
Oct 9, 2018 • 11min
Trump apologises to Kavanaugh for 'lies'
Neil and Tom teach you language the media is using to discuss this story.
Sep 11, 2018 • 10min
Hurricane Florence forces evacuation
Neil and Dan teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
Sep 4, 2018 • 10min
Nike and the Colin Kaepernick controversy
Dan and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
Aug 28, 2018 • 8min
World's oldest message in a bottle
Neil and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
Aug 21, 2018 • 9min
North and South Korean family reunions
Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story.
Aug 14, 2018 • 10min
Turkish lira falls: who's to blame?
Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story.
