7 Best BBC Learning English Podcasts

1. Learning English Stories

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Latest Classic Stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue (28 Aug, 2026)
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Improve your English with these short dramas and stories. Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
Producer/Network BBC Learning English
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 3.9K Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Learning English Grammar

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Latest What have you been up to? (25 Aug, 2026)
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Learn English grammar with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusMORE Producer/Network BBC Learning English
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 4.8K Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

3. 6 Minute English

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Latest How do we describe smells? (27 Aug, 2026)
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Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
Hosts Phil B., Neil, Beth Stacey, Georgie Thorman
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 23.1K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

4. Learning English from the News

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Latest AI hacking other companies by itself, causing security fears (26 Aug, 2026)
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Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English.Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
Hosts Beth Stacey, Neil Edgeller
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 3.9K Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact

5. Learning English Conversations

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Latest The English We Speak: No notes (25 Aug, 2026)
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Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your everyday conversations easier. Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
Host Dr Feifei Feng
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 14K Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

6. Learning English Vocabulary

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Latest Compound nouns (24 Aug, 2026)
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Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new topic to improve your English.Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusMORE Host Jack Radford
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 6.1K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

7. English in a Minute

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Latest 4 ways to use the word 'well'
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This podcast is moving home - find it by searching for Learning English Vocabulary in your podcast app or visiting https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/podcasts
Producer/Network BBC Learning English
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 197 Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact