Learning English Stories
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 bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
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Episodes (309)
Classic Stories: The Snow Queen
Oct 2, 2026
Classic Stories: Robin Hood
Sep 25, 2026
Classic Stories: Pride and Prejudice
Sep 18, 2026
Classic Stories: Pygmalion
Sep 11, 2026
Classic Stories: Orpheus and Eurydice
Sep 4, 2026
Classic Stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Aug 28, 2026
Classic Stories: Far From the Madding Crowd
Aug 7, 2026
Classic Stories: Frankenstein
Jul 31, 2026
Classic Stories: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Jul 24, 2026
Classic Stories: David Copperfield
Jul 17, 2026
Classic Stories: Oliver Twist
Jul 10, 2026
Classic Stories: The Red Shoes
Jul 3, 2026
Classic Stories: Romeo and Juliet
Jun 26, 2026
Classic Stories: The Phantom of the Opera
Jun 19, 2026
Classic Stories: A Tale of Two Cities
Jun 5, 2026
Classic Stories: The War of the Worlds
May 29, 2026
Classic Stories: The 39 Steps
May 22, 2026
Classic Stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream
May 15, 2026
Classic Stories: Animal Farm
May 8, 2026
Classic Stories: Little Women
May 1, 2026
Classic Stories: The Tempest
Apr 24, 2026
Classic Stories: 1984
Apr 17, 2026
Classic Stories: Much Ado About Nothing
Apr 10, 2026
Classic Stories: Great Expectations
Apr 7, 2026
Classic Stories: The Wind in the Willows
Mar 27, 2026
Classic Stories: Around the World in Eighty Days
Mar 20, 2026
Classic Stories: The Turn of the Screw
Mar 13, 2026
Classic Stories: Treasure Island
Mar 6, 2026
Classic Stories: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mar 2, 2026
Classic Stories: Northanger Abbey
Feb 20, 2026
Classic Stories: Rumplestiltskin
Feb 13, 2026
Classic Stories: Macbeth
Feb 6, 2026
Classic Stories: The Vampyre
Jan 23, 2026
Classic Stories: The Princess and the Pea
Jan 16, 2026
Classic Stories: The North Wind and the Sun
Jan 9, 2026
Classic Stories: Moby Dick
Jan 2, 2026
Classic Stories: King Midas and his Golden Touch
Dec 26, 2025
Classic Stories: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Dec 19, 2025
Classic Stories: Emma
Dec 15, 2025
Classic Stories: The Island of Dr Moreau
Dec 5, 2025
Classic Stories: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Nov 28, 2025
Classic stories: Cinderella
Nov 21, 2025
Our Stories: Ways to tell good stories
Nov 14, 2025
Our Stories: Meeting famous people
Nov 7, 2025
Our Stories: 30 brides and a family discovery
Oct 31, 2025
Our Stories: Coincidences and culture shock
Oct 24, 2025
Our Stories: Locked out and looking silly
Oct 17, 2025
Classic Stories: The Snow Queen
Oct 10, 2025
Classic Stories: Robin Hood
Oct 3, 2025
Classic Stories: Pride and Prejudice
Sep 26, 2025