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   10 Apr 2026 · 7 min

   Classic Stories: Much Ado About Nothing

   Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘trick’. For more great language tips and programmes visit bbclearningenglish.com Subscribe to our newsletter! Receive weekly tips and read a message from your favourite presenters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters Want to find more programmes at this level? Try this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/hard_course And if you find this podcast a bit too difficult, why not try our podcast where we have real conversations in easy English? Find it here:…

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   7 Apr 2026 · 5 min

   Classic Stories: Great Expectations

   Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 8 uses of ‘great’. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Conversations They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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   27 Mar 2026 · 5 min

   Classic Stories: The Wind in the Willows

   Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 11 uses of ‘wind’. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Conversations They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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   20 Mar 2026 · 6 min

   Classic Stories: Around the World in Eighty Days

   Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 14 uses of ‘around’. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Conversations They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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   13 Mar 2026 · 6 min

   Classic Stories: The Turn of the Screw

   Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of ‘turn’. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Conversations They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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   2 Mar 2026 · 6 min

   Classic Stories: The Picture of Dorian Gray

   Enjoy this classic story written by Oscar Wilde, read to you by Tim. Practise your listening and learn learn 10 uses of ‘picture’. And if you have a good level of English, but you feel anxious when you speak, try our new podcast and video series, where we speak to experts about the fears that come with speaking a foreign language: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety Don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter, where your favourite presenters will send you an email with their weekly tips for you to improve your English: ✔️…

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   20 Feb 2026 · 7 min

   Classic Stories: Northanger Abbey

   Enjoy this classic story written by English author Jane Austen, read to you by Tim. Practise your listening and learn 13 uses of the word ‘tell’ in around 6 minutes. And if you have a good level of English, but you feel anxious when you speak, try our new podcast and video series, where we speak to experts about the fears that come with speaking a foreign language: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety Don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter, where your favourite presenters will send you an email with their weekly tips for you to improve your…

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   13 Feb 2026 · 5 min

   Classic Stories: Rumplestiltskin

   Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘cry’ - in 5 minutes. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Conversations They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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   6 Feb 2026 · 4 min

   Classic Stories: Macbeth

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    23 Jan 2026 · 4 min

    Classic Stories: The Vampyre

    Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of ‘keep’ - in 5 minutes. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LISTEN TO BEATING SPEAKING ANXIETY: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Conversations They're all…