Learning English Stories Podcast
Improve your English with these short dramas and stories.
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Episodes to download
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Father and Son: How we solved the crime: Part 6: Interview with a chef
Fri 5 May 2023
The detectives replay an interview with one of Jamie Phelps' important clients.
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Father and Son: How we solved the crime: Part 5: Ransomware
Fri 28 Apr 2023
Cyber criminals and ransomware: Has it got something to do with Jamie's disappearance?
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Father and Son: How we solved the crime: Part 4: The Child Psychologist
Fri 21 Apr 2023
A Child Psychologist helps the detectives make sense of Pip's drawing
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Father and Son: How we solved the crime: Part 2: Establishing the facts
Thu 6 Apr 2023
The detectives recall the story Lucy Phelps gave about her missing husband and young son.
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Father and Son: How we solved the crime: Episode 1
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Detectives Callie and Nikesh reflect on one of their most intriguing cases.
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Father and Son: Episode 10
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Arthur Montgomery is suspected of murdering Jamie Phelps. The race is on to find him.
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Father and Son: Episode 7
Fri 3 Mar 2023
The body of the missing man, Jamie Phelps, has been discovered.
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Father and Son: Episode 6
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Does Arthur Montgomery have important information about Jamie's last movements?
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Father and Son: Episode 5
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Meet some people who knew missing man, Jamie Phelps. What will they reveal?
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Father and Son: Episode 3
Fri 3 Feb 2023
There's an important discovery in the search for a missing father and son.
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Father and Son: Episode 2
Fri 27 Jan 2023
The detectives continue to hear from Lucy Phelps about her missing husband and son.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 10: Alice's evidence
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Alice is at the trial. Will the Queen let her escape without a punishment?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 9: Who stole the tarts?
Fri 6 Jan 2023
Alice finds herself at a trial. Did the Knave of Hearts steal the Queen's tarts?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 8: Croquet with the queen
Fri 30 Dec 2022
Now Alice gets to play croquet with the Queen. Is she in danger?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 7: A mad tea-party
Fri 23 Dec 2022
The Hatter and the March Hare give the strangest of tea parties.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 6: Pig and Pepper
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Alice meets the Duchess but who is stranger – the duchess, her baby or the cook?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 5: Advice from a caterpillar
Fri 9 Dec 2022
Alice is beginning to wonder who she is, when a caterpillar gives her a piece of advice.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 4: The White Rabbit's house
Fri 2 Dec 2022
Alice is too big to fit inside the White Rabbit's house.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 3: The Caucus-race
Fri 25 Nov 2022
Alice meets all sorts of creatures as she swims around in a pool of her tears.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 2: The pool of tears
Fri 11 Nov 2022
Alice can't stay the same size for more than a few minutes. She cries a pool of tears.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 1: Down the rabbit hole
Fri 4 Nov 2022
Alice follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole, and a Wonderland of adventure begins.
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Frankenstein: Episode 10: Melting the ice
Fri 5 Aug 2022
Hatred and fear melt in the cold Arctic when the Creature finally sees its creator again.
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Frankenstein: Episode 9: The wedding night
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Viktor Frankenstein gets married and is happy again, but for how long?
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Frankenstein: Episode 8: Jail time
Fri 22 Jul 2022
The scientist, Viktor Frankenstein, is arrested, accused of murder. Is he guilty?
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Frankenstein: Episode 7: A monster bride
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Viktor Frankenstein works alone to build a bride for the Creature
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Frankenstein: Episode 6: Death comes to you
Fri 8 Jul 2022
The Creature explains the killings offering to leave everybody in peace on one condition
