podcast

Learning English Grammar

by BBC Radio

Fixing problems

17.03.2026 • 00:08:58

Have you fixed anything recently? Phil fixed his garden gate and Becca fixed her bike. Listen to Pippa and Neil talking about fixing problems and gram...

Stories from the past

10.03.2026 • 00:09:49

Phil attended a party on a boat on the River Thames and Pippa had a student radio show while she was studying at university. Learn how to use differen...

An interesting sight

03.03.2026 • 00:09:37

George thought he was witnessing a crime and Phil thought a town in India was quiet until he came across an exciting festival. Neil and Pippa, and our...

Making suggestions

24.02.2026 • 00:06:06

Do you know how to make suggestions in English? Learn how to use 'let's', 'might I suggest', 'got to' and the past continuous to make suggestions soun...

Favourite things

17.02.2026 • 00:07:57

Learn about adjective order and adjective phrases. An old, black guitar or a black, old guitar? Believe it or not, one sounds much more natural. We ha...

Doing stressful things

10.02.2026 • 00:09:41

What's more stressful? Learning to drive or learning a new language? Listen to Pippa and Phil talking about stressful things and grammar guru Georgie ...

What have you been up to?

03.02.2026 • 00:07:32

Why has Phil been doing lots of washing this week? Neil and Beth tell us what they've been up to recently, and our grammar guru Georgie teaches us abo...

Using services

27.01.2026 • 00:07:24

Sometimes we need people to do things for us. Beth and Neil talk about mechanics, hairdressers, doctors and opticians and grammar guru Georgie explain...

Film genres

20.01.2026 • 00:07:30

What kinds of films do you like? Neil and Beth talk about film genres and grammar guru Georgie explains the quantifiers, 'both', 'every', 'all', 'most...

First dates

13.01.2026 • 00:08:22

Was Pippa's date with her friend a success? Neil and Beth talk about dates and teach some phrasal verbs like 'get on', 'hit it off' and 'settle down',...