BBC Learning English Weekender Memory Jackie: Hello, welcome to Weekender! My name's umm, my name's oh dear what was it again? Oh yes! Jackie Dalton. Today's topic is memory and the programme will hopefully provide you with some helpful study tips w...
BBC Learning English Weekender Corner Shops Jackie: Hello, welcome to Weekender, I'm Jackie Dalton. As part of BBC Learning English's special focus on Pakistan this month, we're going to find out about one of the things Pakistani migrants and their...
BBC Learning English Weekender Courtney Love on Dirty Blonde Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we listen to an interview with the singer and actress Courtney Love whos been called the most con...
BBC Learning English Weekender Polar Explorer Amber: Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we listen to an interview with explorer, Rosie Stancer. In March, Rosie sets off on her latest expedition walki...
BBC Learning English Weekender Soldier Jackie:Hello, welcome to the programme. Im Jackie Dalton. Today, we take a look at some job related language with the help of Jeffrey, whos going to tell us about his work. What does he do? Jeffrey Im Captain J...
BBC Learning English Weekender Wiltshire's underground city Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. To the west of London about 90 minutes drive on a good day is the county of Wiltshire. It's one of those typically English counties...
BBC Learning English Weekender Later language learning Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. If you're listening to this programme then more than likely you are either trying to learn English or perhaps teaching English. So let m...
BBC Learning English Weekender Affluenza Jackie: Hello, welcome to Weekender. I'm Jackie Dalton and today we're going to talk about 'affluenza' that's a word you've probably not heard before but don't worry, that's because it's only just been invent...
BBC Learning English Weekender Body image survey results Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we listen to a report about a BBC survey of 25,000 young British people, asking about their body imag...
BBC Learning English Weekender The abolition of the slave trade William:Hello and welcome to Weekender Im William Kremer. Lets start by going back to 1807. At that time, Britain was an extremely powerful country with a large empire. Britain made its...
BBC Learning English Weekender Mothers Jackie: Hello, welcome to Weekender with me, Jackie Dalton. This Sunday is a special day for mothers in Britain. It's Mother's Day a day when sons and daughters are meant to thank and honour their mothers for a...
BBC Learning English Weekender Handy hints for redundancy Jackie: Hello, you're listening to Weekender, with me, Jackie Dalton. This week, we're talking about what happens when you're made redundant. To be 'made redundant' means to lose your job bec...
BBC Learning English Weekender Hair partings Yvonne:Today, men want the right hairstyle just as much as women do. And the way men part their hair can make that look complete but should men part their hair on the left or on the right? Hello, I'm Yvon...
BBC Learning English Weekender Easter ceremonies [STING] William:Hello and welcome to Weekender Im William Kremer. Now for over a billion people across the world, this weekend is very special. It's Easter weekend, the time that Christians remember t...
BBC Learning English Weekender Actor or actress? Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we consider a linguistic dilemma - should we call a woman who acts an actress? Does the use of the word actor...