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Dramas for English language learners from BBC World Service. Improve your English with retellings of stories classic and new. Each episode is between 6 and 10 minutes long.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 7: A mad tea-party
Fri, 10 May 2024 09:07:00 +0000
Alice finds the Hatter and the March Hare having a very strange tea-party.
access_time 4 mins, 49 secs.
Alice in Wonderland: Part 6: Pig and Pepper
Fri, 03 May 2024 09:27:00 +0000
Alice meets the Duchess but who is stranger – the duchess, her baby or the cook?
access_time 4 mins, 27 secs.
Alice in Wonderland: Part 5: Advice from a caterpillar
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:15:00 +0000
Alice is beginning to wonder who she is, when a caterpillar gives her a piece of advice.
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access_time 6 mins, 3 secs.
Alice in Wonderland: Part 4: The White Rabbit's house
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:37:00 +0000
Alice is too big to fit inside the White Rabbit's house.
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access_time 5 mins, 24 secs.
Alice in Wonderland: Part 3: The Caucus-race
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:22:00 +0000
Alice meets all sorts of creatures as she swims around in a pool of her tears.
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access_time 5 mins, 49 secs.
Alice in Wonderland: Part 2: The pool of tears
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:42:00 +0000
Alice keeps getting bigger… and smaller. No wonder she cries a pool of tears!
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access_time 5 mins, 22 secs.
Alice in Wonderland: Part 1: Down the rabbit hole
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:26:00 +0000
Alice is an ordinary girl, until the day she meets a talking rabbit...
access_time 6 mins, 1 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Part 10: The truth is out
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:53:00 +0000
Mary has a dangerous journey ahead, but help comes from an unexpected place.
access_time 6 mins, 36 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Part 9: The Vicar of Altarnum
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:46:00 +0000
Mary wants to talk to the vicar about the murder of her uncle, but she can't find him.
access_time 7 mins, 20 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Part 8: A shocking discovery
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:53:00 +0000
Mary's uncle is planning to escape from Jamaica Inn. He fears someone wants to kill him.
access_time 5 mins, 42 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Part 7: Shipwreck
Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:07:00 +0000
Mary has been forced by her Uncle Joss to travel with him and his drunken men.
access_time 6 mins, 32 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Part 6: The horse market
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:54:00 +0000
Following Mary's uncle's shocking confession, she escapes from the Inn.
access_time 6 mins, 24 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Part 5: Lost on the moor
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:11:00 +0000
Joss has returned to Jamaica Inn and is very angry about Mr Bassat's visit.
access_time 7 mins, 14 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Episode 4: The horse thief
Fri, 09 Feb 2024 08:42:00 +0000
Mary finds herself attracted to a visitor to Jamaica Inn. But can he be trusted?
access_time 6 mins, 25 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Part 3: Strange goings-on
Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:22:00 +0000
Mary is at the inn but what's happening - and why are people talking about murder?
access_time 6 mins, 36 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Part 2: A cold and lonely place
Fri, 26 Jan 2024 09:36:00 +0000
Mary arrives at Jamaica Inn and meets her Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss.
access_time 7 mins, 20 secs.
Jamaica Inn: Part 1: Meet Mary Yellan
Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:28:00 +0000
Mary's mother dies, and goes to live with her aunt and uncle who run the Jamaica Inn.
access_time 6 mins, 15 secs.
Frankenstein: Episode 10: Melting the ice
Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:15:00 +0000
Hatred and fear melt in the cold Arctic when the Creature finally sees its creator again.
access_time 6 mins, 22 secs.
Frankenstein: Episode 9: The wedding night
Fri, 05 Jan 2024 08:50:00 +0000
Viktor Frankenstein gets married and is happy again, but for how long?
access_time 6 mins, 58 secs.
Frankenstein: Episode 8: Jail time
Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:28:00 +0000
When will the nightmare end for Viktor Frankenstein?
access_time 6 mins, 49 secs.
Frankenstein: Episode 7: A monster bride
Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:50:00 +0000
Viktor Frankenstein works alone to build a bride for the Creature
access_time 7 mins, 28 secs.
Frankenstein: Episode 7: A monster bride
Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:38:00 +0000
Viktor Frankenstein works alone to build a bride for the Creature
access_time 7 mins, 28 secs.
Frankenstein: Episode 6: Death comes to you
Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:58:00 +0000
The Creature explains the killings, offering to leave everyone in peace on one condition.
access_time 7 mins, 59 secs.
Frankenstein: Episode 5: The milk of human kindness
Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:39:00 +0000
The Creature is on the run and finally meets a good family. Will they accept it?
access_time 7 mins, 31 secs.
Frankenstein: Episode 4: Creature meets creator
Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:34:00 +0000
Viktor Frankenstein meets the Creature at last. Will they be friends or have a fight?
access_time 7 mins, 1 secs.
Frankenstein: Episode 3: Death in the family
Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:01:00 +0000
Viktor Frankenstein describes the investigation into the murder of his younger brother.
access_time 6 mins, 23 secs.
Frankenstein, Episode 2: It's alive!
Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:39:00 +0000
Viktor Frankenstein is ready to give life to a creature, but is this a wise thing to do?
access_time 7 mins, 12 secs.
Frankenstein, Episode 1 - A passion for science
Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:24:00 +0000
Do you know the real story of Frankenstein? Follow our drama, every Friday.
access_time 6 mins, 37 secs.
Part 10: Getting a confession
Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:07:00 +0000
Arthur Montgomery is suspected of murdering Jamie Phelps. The race is on to find him.
access_time 6 mins, 28 secs.
Part 9: Photographic evidence
Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:01:00 +0000
The detectives interview a key witness who helps to reveal who killed Jamie Phelps.
access_time 3 mins, 31 secs.
Part 8: Who needs the forensics team?
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +0000
How and when did Jamie's body land on the beach?
access_time 3 mins, 40 secs.
Part 7: The missing man is dead
Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:49:00 +0000
The body of the missing man has been discovered. How did his body end up on the beach?
access_time 3 mins, 27 secs.
Part 6: The celebrity chef
Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:06:00 +0000
Could the celebrity chef Arthur Montgomery have some information about Jamie Phelps?
access_time 5 mins, 5 secs.
Part 5: What does Jamie's brother know?
Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:32:00 +0000
We get to meet some people who knew missing man, Jamie Phelps. What will they reveal?
access_time 5 mins, 20 secs.
Part 4: New clues
Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:04:00 +0000
Pip is safe, but his drawings have given our detectives something to think about.
access_time 4 mins, 4 secs.
Part 3: An important discovery
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:16:00 +0000
We're getting more suspicious about the disappearance of Jamie Phelps and his son, Pip.
access_time 5 mins, 3 secs.
Part 2: Is Lucy telling the truth?
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:50:00 +0000
Our detectives continue to hear from Lucy Phelps about her missing husband and son.
access_time 4 mins, 24 secs.
Part 1: Detective work
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:12:00 +0000
Two detectives reflect on the intriguing case of a missing father and his son.
access_time 5 mins, 36 secs.
Gulliver's Travels: Part 10: The journey's end
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:14:00 +0000
Can Gulliver remain in the land of the horses he loves so much?
access_time 7 mins, 49 secs.
Gulliver's Travels: Part 9: In the land of the houyhnhnms
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:08:00 +0000
Gulliver finds himself on an island of talking horse-people
access_time 6 mins, 52 secs.