Learning English Stories

Improve your English with these short dramas and stories. Each week we bring you a new story in English you can understand.

Radio,273 episodes

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Classic Stories: A Tale of Two Cities
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 15 uses of 'time'.
05 Jun 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: The War of the Worlds
Enjoy a classic story in language you can understand, and learn 13 uses of ‘fire’
29 May 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: The 39 Steps
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 14 uses of ‘lie’.
22 May 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 12 uses of ‘play’.
15 May 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: Animal Farm
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 13 uses of ‘work’
08 May 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: Little Women
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 15 uses of ‘up’
01 May 2026,6 mins
Classic Stories: The Tempest
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 10 uses of ‘storm’
24 Apr 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: 1984
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 7 uses of ‘watch’.
17 Apr 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: Much Ado About Nothing
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘trick’
10 Apr 2026,6 mins
Classic Stories: Great Expectations
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘great’
07 Apr 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: The Wind in the Willows
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 11 uses of ‘wind’
27 Mar 2026,4 mins
Classic Stories: Around the World in Eighty Days
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 14 uses of ‘around’.
20 Mar 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: The Turn of the Screw
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of ‘turn’.
13 Mar 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: Treasure Island
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 19 uses of ‘spot’.
06 Mar 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Practise your listening with a classic story in English you can understand
02 Mar 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: Northanger Abbey
Practise your listening with a classic story in English you can understand
20 Feb 2026,6 mins
Classic Stories: Rumplestiltskin
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘cry’ - in 5 minutes.
13 Feb 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: Macbeth
Improve your English with these short dramas and stories.
06 Feb 2026,4 mins
Classic Stories: The Vampyre
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of ‘keep’ - in 5 minutes.
23 Jan 2026,4 mins
Classic Stories: The Princess and the Pea
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of ‘sleep’ - in 5 minutes.
16 Jan 2026,4 mins
Classic Stories: The North Wind and the Sun
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 10 uses of ‘catch’ - in 5 minutes.
09 Jan 2026,5 mins
Classic Stories: Moby Dick
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of ‘see’ - in 5 minutes.
02 Jan 2026,4 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
Classic Stories: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 10 uses of ‘get’ - in 5 minutes.
19 Dec 2025,4 mins
Classic Stories: Emma
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘right’ - in 5 minutes.
15 Dec 2025,3 mins
Classic Stories: The Island of Dr Moreau
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘with’ - in 5 minutes.
05 Dec 2025,5 mins
Classic Stories: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of ‘come’ - in 5 minutes.
28 Nov 2025,3 mins
Classic stories: Cinderella
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of ‘go’ - in 5 minutes.
21 Nov 2025,5 mins
Our Stories: Ways to tell good stories
Pippa and Beth talk about some methods to improve the stories you tell in English.
14 Nov 2025,8 mins
Our Stories: Meeting famous people
Phil and Georgie share real stories about celebrities.
07 Nov 2025,6 mins