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BBC - Podcasts - Ask About Britain
In this week's programme, Feifei is busy duty-free shopping at the airport while Rob explains the difference between paying tax and paying duty. Find out more in Question and Answer of the Week. The BBC Podcasts are for your personal non-commercial use only. All title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the BBC Podcasts shall remain the property of the BBC or third parties. You may not edit, alter, adapt or add to the BBC Podcast in any way. The BBC Podcasts are made available by the BBC on an "as is" and "as available" basis and the BBC gives no warranty of any kind in relation to the BBC Podcast.
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Wake up and smell the coffee!'. In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Have your cake and eat it'.
BBC - Podcasts - Talk About English (Learn English)
Hi, I'm Graciela and a particular piece of news lit my fire today. It's because the street-by-street route of the London 2012 Olympic torch relay has been released. This precious flame's journey will start on 19 May and will involve a total of 8,000 lucky people who have been chosen to be the torchbearers.
BBC - Learning English Blog
Peter Lewis tells a story of love, separation and hardship, through the object he added to the BBC History of the World website: a portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted secretly for his Uncle Bryn in the Auschwitz concentration camp. A lamp that runs off sunlight. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at the final object in the series: a solar-powered lamp with a charger that can bring cheap light and power to people around the world with no access to the electric grid. Simple, cheap and clean – is this the revolutionary technology of our future? With contributions from Aloka Sarder, a mother and adult student in West Bengal, and Nick Stern, expert on the economics of climate change.
BBC - Podcasts - A History of the World in 100 Objects
