Learning English Stories

BBC Radio

Improve your English with these short dramas and stories.

Each week we bring you a new story in English you can understand.

Find more at bbclearningenglish.com

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20 episodes
Updated Friday

Episodes20

Newest first

Friday · 4 min
Classic Stories: Frankenstein
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 10 uses of ‘make’ - in 5 minutes.
July 24 · 4 min
Classic Stories: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of ‘sound’ - in 5 minutes.
July 17 · 5 min
Classic Stories: David Copperfield
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 13 uses of ‘take’ - in 5 minutes.
July 10 · 4 min
Classic Stories: Oliver Twist
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 7 uses of ‘light’
July 3 · 5 min
Classic Stories: The Red Shoes
Practise your listening skills while enjoying a classic story in English
June 26 · 5 min
Classic Stories: Romeo and Juliet
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 13 uses of 'cross’
June 19 · 5 min
Classic Stories: The Phantom of the Opera
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 11 uses of 'stage'.
June 5 · 5 min
Classic Stories: A Tale of Two Cities
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 15 uses of 'time'.
May 29 · 5 min
Classic Stories: The War of the Worlds
Enjoy a classic story in language you can understand, and learn 13 uses of ‘fire’
May 22 · 5 min
Classic Stories: The 39 Steps
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 14 uses of ‘lie’.
May 15 · 5 min
Classic Stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 12 uses of ‘play’.
May 8 · 5 min
Classic Stories: Animal Farm
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 13 uses of ‘work’
May 1 · 6 min
Classic Stories: Little Women
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 15 uses of ‘up’
April 24 · 5 min
Classic Stories: The Tempest
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 10 uses of ‘storm’
April 17 · 5 min
Classic Stories: 1984
Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 7 uses of ‘watch’.
April 10 · 6 min
Classic Stories: Much Ado About Nothing
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘trick’
April 7 · 5 min
Classic Stories: Great Expectations
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 8 uses of ‘great’
March 27 · 4 min
Classic Stories: The Wind in the Willows
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 11 uses of ‘wind’
March 20 · 5 min
Classic Stories: Around the World in Eighty Days
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 14 uses of ‘around’.
March 13 · 5 min
Classic Stories: The Turn of the Screw
Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of ‘turn’.