548. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 1)

549. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 2): 549. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 2) Building on the previous episode, this time we're looking at how Alan Partridge interacts with people in his every day life and how this results in some classic moments of British TV comedy. All the... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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497. Film Club: Withnail & I (with James and Will): Talking about a classic British film which not many learners of English know about. Listen for explanations of the film, its appeal, descriptions of the characters and events, the type of people who like the film and a few bits of dialogue too. Notes... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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550. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 3): 550. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 3) This episode is long, but stick with it! This is the final part of this trilogy of British Comedy episodes about Alan Partridge, analysing some of the quieter and darker moments in Alan's life. Expect... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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507. Learning English with UK Comedy TV Shows: Recommendations and descriptions of British comedy TV shows with some comments about how to use comedy TV shows to learn English. Transcript available on the episode page. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-81r italki offer... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

88 min listen

545. The Hitchhiker by Roald Dahl (Short Story): 545. The Hitchhiker by Roald Dahl (Short Story) Learn English with this short story by British writer Roald Dahl. Introduction transcript and short story link available on the episode page, here https://wp.me/p4IuUx-8qm italki offer... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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646. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 5): 646. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 5) What did Alan do on Valentine's Day? Listen to find out, as we break down some more clips of this award-winning comedy and use them to learn English. Episode page italki offer LEP Premium by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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602. British Comedy: The Day Today (Part 2): 602. British Comedy: The Day Today (Part 2) The Day Today is an award-winning parody of news and current affairs TV programmes. Let's listen to some more clips, understand the humour and learn some English in the process. Episode... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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647. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 6): 647. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 6) The final part in this little series following Alan Partridge through a day in his life, and breaking it down for language. Alan is not for everyone, but I hope you've enjoyed this series and learned some... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

89 min listen

610. British Comedy: James Acaster: 610. British Comedy: James Acaster Listen to a bit of stand up comedy that will require quite a lot of breaking down in order for you to understand all the jokes like a native speaker, but there’s lots to learn in the way of language and culture in... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

63 min listen

648. Ian Moore Returns: 648. Ian Moore Returns Talking again to comedian Ian Moore about favourite films, a trip to New York, British & American audiences, how to iron a shirt, and funny stories about taking the language test to qualify for French citizenship. Episode... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

85 min listen

527. Can Paul Taylor Pass The UK Citizenship Test?: 527. Can Paul Taylor Pass The UK Citizenship Test? Testing Paul Taylor's knowledge of British life, history and culture and discussing the "Life in the UK" citizenship test. Practise listening to British English natural speech, learn facts about the... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

96 min listen

583. British Comedy: The Dirty Fork / Restaurant Sketch (Monty Python): 583. British Comedy: The Dirty Fork / Restaurant Sketch (Monty Python) Analysing the English in a comedy sketch by Monty Python's Flying Circus, and considering British communication style relating to apologising, making complaints and minimising... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

76 min listen

571. Bill Burr's Hilarious Plane Story - Enjoy Comedy/Storytelling in English: Understand a funny anecdote by comedian Bill Burr. In this episode we’re going to do some intensive listening practice using the true story of a bizarre encounter with a man on a plane. Look out for language for travelling by plane, some American... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

102 min listen

645. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 4): 645. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 4) Listening to some more classic British comedy and dissecting it for language. This time we're listening to some more clips of Alan Partridge, a comedy character played by Steve Coogan. This is part 4 of a... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

64 min listen

585. Alternative British Citizenship Tests with Paul Taylor: 585. Alternative British Citizenship Tests with Paul Taylor Testing Paul again on his knowledge of Britishness with several alternative British citizenship tests and some very British problems. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-9dd italki offer... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

59 min listen

612. Another Murder Mystery Detective Story (Part 1): 612. Another Murder Mystery Detective Story (Part 1) Listen to Luke investigating a 'choose-your-own-adventure' detective story and read along if you like! Learn English in fun ways with stories on Luke's English Podcast. Video available for premium... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

73 min listen

554. ODD NEWS STORIES (with Mum & Dad): 554. ODD NEWS STORIES (with Mum & Dad) Discussing some strange and funny news stories with my parents. Thanks to my Mum & Dad for their contribution to this episode. Transcripts and notes available. Episode... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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449. Film Club: Touching the Void (Part 2) Learning a Language is Like Climbing a Mountain: Part 2 of this Film Club episode looking at the award-winning documentary "Touching the Void" which tells the story of a mountain climbing expedition which goes wrong. Listen to this episode and then watch the film on Netflix or DVD for that extra bit... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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582. Posh or not posh? (Part 2) Guess the Posh British Celebrities: 582. Posh or not posh? (Part 2) Guess the Posh British Celebrities Can you identify which UK celebrities are posh and which are not? Let's listen to some British celebrities speaking, check their Wikipedia pages and work out of these people are truly... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

69 min listen

739. The Escaped Man by CT Platt (Learn English with Short Stories): 739. The Escaped Man by CT Platt (Learn English with Short Stories) Reading a short story presented on Commaful.com. The Escaped Man is a mystery full of tension and intrigue. Listen closely as I break it all down and explain the vocabulary fully.... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

56 min listen

656. British Comedy: Karl Pilkington’s Monkey News / The Ricky Gervais Show: 656. British Comedy: Karl Pilkington’s Monkey News / The Ricky Gervais Show Listen to a funny story told in a Manchester accent, and learn various bits of English in the process including vocabulary and pronunciation. Improve your understanding of... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

86 min listen

540. What’s Up? Post World Cup / News / LEP Meetup London / Super Mario Earworms: 540. What’s Up? Post World Cup / News / LEP Meetup London / Super Mario Earworms Giving some news, summing up the World Cup, England out, France win, and some chat about music that gets stuck in your head. Get some English stuck in your head with... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

55 min listen

657. [1/2] Why do Brits sing with American accents?: 657. [1/2] Why do Brits sing with American accents? Have you ever wondered why British people sometimes change their accent when they sing? This episode explores the question of why this happens, with various examples and some (dodgy) singing by me.... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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462. British Comedy: Bill Bailey: In this episode I talk to you about one of my favourite stand up comedians from the UK. We’re going to hear some of his comedy and use it to learn English. Episode page for scripts, videos, notes: http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7PU Spoken offer:... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

72 min listen

658. [2/2] Why do Brits sing with American accents?: 658. [2/2] Why do Brits sing with American accents? This is part 2 of a double episode exploring the question of why British people often change their accent when they sing. This episode contains more examples, including some (dodgy) singing from me... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

59 min listen

547. Best Jokes from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 547. Best Jokes from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Studying some jokes told by stand-up comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe comedy festival, and dissecting them for vocabulary. Learn English with some jokes and find out about typical joke structures... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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604. London Native Speaker Interviews REVISITED Part 2: 604. London Native Speaker Interviews REVISITED Part 2 Listening to the audio from another old YouTube video of mine, and then exploring it for new vocabulary and English learning opportunities. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-9OC italki offer... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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