Greek Easter

BBC Learning English Weekender Greek Easter Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton, welcome to weekender. Now most of us in Britain celebrated Easter last weekend the 15th and 16th of April. We had bank holidays when most people didn't go to work. Many ga

Behaving badly

BBC Learning English Weekender Behaving badly Jackie:Hello, welcome to Weekender! Today we'll look an issue which is getting a lot of attention in the British media at the moment. It's something which the media and government call 'anti- social beha

Core British Values

BBC Learning English Weekender Core British Values Yvonne: This is Weekender and helloIm Yvonne Archer! Now what comes to mind if I mention the term British Values? Well, thats a question several people have been pondering since the recent news head

Exam time

BBC Learning English Weekender Exam time Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton. For many people this time of the year gets a bit stressful. For those who want some kind of qualification or certificate to prove how good their English is, this means exams.

Queen's Official Birthday

BBC Learning English Weekender Queen's Official Birthday Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. A few weeks ago I celebrated my birthday. I don't feel any older, but now when I write my age I have to add an extra number. For some

Wimbledon Line Judge

BBC Learning English Weekender Wimbledon Line Judge Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. This weekend, as well as the World Cup football there is another big sporting event that I'll be watching, and that's Wimbledon. Wimbledon

Humour – part 1

BBC Learning English Weekender Humour part 1 Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton, you're listening to BBC Learning English dot com. Today: what's the point of humour? We all know having a laugh is a way of making our lives better, but exactly how does

Humour part 2 – men

BBC Learning English Weekender Humour part 2 men women Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton, this is BBC Learning English dot com. Last week, we looked at humour and why it's important. It can be used to help you cope with an embarrassing situation, or

Mothering Sunday

BBC Learning English Weekender Mothering Sunday Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. This Sunday is a special day in Britain. It's not an official national holiday and not everybody will be doing anything different, but it is ma

Ethical Travel

BBC Learning English Weekender Ethical Travel Yvonne:This weekend, thousands and thousands of people will travel to countries across the world.And in Britain alone, about 60 million people take a holiday abroad each year!But forget the tourists and

Mexicans and Economies

BBC Learning English Weekender Mexicans and Economies Yvonne:Hello, this is bbclearningenglish.com - Im Yvonne Archer! Now terms like the black economy and indirect taxes shout business, but how do they connect to ordinary people?Well find that out

Shappi Korsandi – Stand up

BBC Learning English Weekender Shappi Korsandi Stand up Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. The Edinburgh International festival is a month-long arts and cultural festival held in August in Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. A

Internet Shopping

BBC Learning English Weekender Internet Shopping Jo:Youre listening to Weekender from bbclearningenglish.com. Im Jo Reffin and today were talking about shopping but the kind of shopping where you can buy almost anything without even leaving your hou

Poles in the media

BBC Learning English Weekender Poles in the media Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. One of the largest groups of new migrants to Britain are Poles. In 2004 Poland entered the European Union which gave Polish people much great

Young Nigerian’s powerful new novel

BBC Learning English Weekender Young Nigerians powerful new novel Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. Today, we listen to an interview with the young Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, about her powerful new

A True Mancunian

BBC Learning English A True Mancunian Callum:Hello I'm Callum Robertson and welcome to this programme which we've called 'A True Mancunian'. Now, what is a Mancunian, well a Mancunian is a word for someone who comes from the city of Manchester and i

The Housewife

BBC Learning English Weekender The Housewife Yvonne:Hello, I'm Yvonne Archer and this is Weekender from bbclearningenglish.com! Today, womens lives around the world are often very different from the lives of their grandmothers or even their mothers.

Individuals in the news

BBC Learning English Weekender Individuals in the news Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson. When you look around the news websites today or read newspapers there are many global stories. Often these stories are about conflict, disaster and tragedy an

World Affairs

BBC Learning English Weekender World Affairs Anna:Hello, I'm Anna Jones and in todays programme we re going to be talking to a BBC journalist who reports from all over the world. Mark Doyle works for the BBC World Service as a World Affairs Correspo

Bournemouth

BBC Learning English Weekender Bournemouth Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton. Welcome to Weekender and what better to do with your weekend than go to the seaside to get some fresh sea air? England perhaps doesn't have the long, rolling golden beaches