Learning English Stories
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Learning English Stories

by 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 Follow us at
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100 episodes
EN language
All Episodes
1
Classic Stories: The Turn of the Screw
5:39 Mar 13, 2026
2
Classic Stories: Treasure Island
5:30 Mar 6, 2026
3
Classic Stories: The Picture of Dorian Gray
5:49 Mar 2, 2026
4
Classic Stories: Northanger Abbey
6:52 Feb 20, 2026
5
Classic Stories: Rumplestiltskin
5:11 Feb 13, 2026
6
Classic Stories: Macbeth
4:21 Feb 6, 2026
7
Classic Stories: The Vampyre
4:18 Jan 23, 2026
8
Classic Stories: The Princess and the Pea
4:14 Jan 16, 2026
9
Classic Stories: The North Wind and the Sun
5:00 Jan 9, 2026
10
Classic Stories: Moby Dick
4:18 Jan 2, 2026
11
Classic Stories: King Midas and his Golden Touch
4:26 Dec 26, 2025
12
Classic Stories: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
4:15 Dec 19, 2025
13
Classic Stories: Emma
3:39 Dec 15, 2025
14
Classic Stories: The Island of Dr Moreau
5:00 Dec 5, 2025
15
Classic Stories: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3:47 Nov 28, 2025
16
Classic stories: Cinderella
5:53 Nov 21, 2025
17
Our Stories: Ways to tell good stories
8:17 Nov 14, 2025
18
Our Stories: Meeting famous people
6:40 Nov 7, 2025
19
Our Stories: 30 brides and a family discovery
8:10 Oct 31, 2025
20
Our Stories: Coincidences and culture shock
8:01 Oct 24, 2025
21
Our Stories: Locked out and looking silly
7:57 Oct 17, 2025
22
Classic Stories: The Snow Queen
4:47 Oct 10, 2025
23
Classic Stories: Robin Hood
5:01 Oct 3, 2025
24
Classic Stories: Pride and Prejudice
4:54 Sep 26, 2025
25
Classic Stories: Pygmalion
3:43 Sep 19, 2025
26
Classic Stories: Orpheus and Eurydice
5:29 Sep 17, 2025
27
Classic Stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue
4:59 Sep 5, 2025
28
Classic Stories: Far From the Madding Crowd
3:44 Aug 29, 2025
29
Classic Stories: Frankenstein
5:00 Aug 22, 2025
30
Classic Stories: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
3:50 Jul 25, 2025
31
Classic Stories: David Copperfield
5:15 Jul 23, 2025
32
Classic Stories: Oliver Twist
4:32 Jul 11, 2025
33
Classic Stories: Red Riding Hood
4:39 Jul 4, 2025
34
Classic Stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles
4:42 Jun 27, 2025
35
Classic Stories: The Piper of Hamelin
5:41 Jun 20, 2025
36
Classic Stories: Hansel and Gretel
4:08 Jun 13, 2025
37
Classic Stories: The Lost World
6:07 Jun 6, 2025
38
Classic Stories: The Red Shoes
5:33 May 30, 2025
39
Classic Stories: Romeo and Juliet
5:30 May 23, 2025
40
Classic Stories: The Phantom of the Opera
5:58 May 16, 2025
41
Classic Stories: A Tale of Two Cities
5:52 May 12, 2025
42
Classic Stories: The War of the Worlds
5:23 May 2, 2025
43
Classic Stories: The 39 Steps
5:27 Apr 25, 2025
44
Classic Stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream
5:58 Apr 18, 2025
45
Classic Stories: Animal Farm
5:14 Apr 11, 2025
46
Classic Stories: Little Women
5:52 Apr 4, 2025
47
Classic Stories: The Tempest
4:57 Mar 28, 2025
48
Classic Stories: 1984
5:24 Mar 21, 2025
49
Classic Stories: Much Ado About Nothing
6:19 Mar 14, 2025
50
Classic Stories: Great Expectations
5:29 Mar 7, 2025
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