The English We Speak Make the English you speak sound more natural with The English We Speak from bbclearningenglish.com. Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/tae/rss.xml
The English We Speak: You've changed your tune
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3:33
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03/10/11
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In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'You've changed your tune'....
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The English We Speak: Heavy
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2:38
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10/10/11
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In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'heavy'....
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The English We Speak: Playing Up
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2:59
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20/10/11
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Everyone likes to see children playing, but do we also want them to play up? Find out more about this phrasal verb with Rob and Helen....
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The English We Speak: 'Get Lost'
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2:49
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24/10/11
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The English countryside is beautiful but causes problems for Helen and Rob. Find out more about this phrasal verb in this week's The English We Speak....
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TEWS: Smoothie: 01 Nov 11
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3:13
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31/10/11
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Are you a smoothie? Learn different meanings of the word 'smoothie' with Neil and Li....
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TEWS: The Creeps: 07 Nov 11
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2:37
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07/11/11
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In our special Halloween edition Neil and Li try to give you the creeps....
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TEWS: Sponger: 14 Nov 11
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3:20
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14/11/11
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Neil tells Li about his plan to live in luxury after giving up his job. Find out more about how he will pay for his expense in this week's programme....
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The English We Speak: Lairy
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3:10
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21/11/11
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In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'lairy'....
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The English We Speak: Nailed It! 28 Nov 11
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3:26
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28/11/11
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Neil needs to put a clock on the studio wall, but can he nail it? Find out more in this week's programme....
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The English We Speak: 'Get Lost'
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2:49
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24/10/11
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The English countryside is beautiful but causes problems for Helen and Rob. Find out more about this phrasal verb in this week's The English We Speak....
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From Our Own Correspondent Insight, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on Thursdays at 1100 (local time) and Saturdays at 1130 (local time) for about http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/fooc/rss.xml
FOOC: Oct 1, 2011
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28:18
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An 18-hour train ride to the end of the line brings you to the very edge of Norway. Inside the Arctic Circle. But why is it that this place has such firm connections with Italy. Christine Finn has the answer. Justin Webb examines a Japanese conundrum:...
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FOOC: Oct 6, 2011
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27:55
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A time of shifting and unexpected new relationships in Libya is explored by Allan Little. He's been meeting the Islamists, determined not only to be a part of the post-Gaddafi government but also to forge a new working relationship with the West;...
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FOOC: 08 Oct 2011
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28:21
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Why two crumpled pieces of paper are among the most precious reminders Lyse Doucet has of her reporting trip to beleaguered Syria; Nick Danziger's been back to Kabul and wondered why the voices of Afghan women are too often ignored; Steve Evans in...
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FOOC: 13 Oct, 2011
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28:01
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'I'll Not Do It Again!' That's the verdict of some foreign businessmen, out of pocket after getting involved in the Indian market. Mark Dummett in Delhi examines whether this is really a difficult country in which to do business. Embarrassment for the...
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FOOC: 15 Oct 2011
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28:08
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Is the name of Bahrain being dragged into the mire by a string of alleged human rights abuses? Frank Gardner gives his assessment after meeting the King and the Prime Minister - and joining the riot police on patrol. Yolande Knell in Cairo says that...
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FOOC: 20 Oct 2011
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28:20
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Kate Adie introduces reports from around the world. Today Jonathan Head ask what keeps the fighters in Libya going, risking their lives, when perhaps they don't really have to? Sue Lloyd Roberts experiences life trapped in your own flat, with young...
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FOOC: 22 Oct 2011
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28:02
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Gabriel Gatehouse describes the scenes at that infamous sewer pipe, where Colonel Gaddafi was found. Kevin Connolly wonders if Gaddafi will be the last of the "grotesque, blood-stained buffoon dictators." Peter Day is in Argentina, which famously...
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FOOC: Oct 27, 2011
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27:55
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A dystopian vision of Venice - Rachel Harvey's words as she watches the flood waters approaching Bangkok's city centre. Allan Little, covering the historic first Arab Spring election in Tunisia, says there aren't many days in a life spent chasing news...
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FOOC: Oct 29, 2011
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28:12
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The appointment of a white vice president in Zambia indicates, according to Fergal Keane, that for Africa's whites, the long journey towards feeling they have a future as of right on the continent is finally underway. David Willey in Rome tells of...
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FOOC: Nov 03, 2011
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28:06
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Silvio Berlusconi attends the G20 meeting in Cannes amid mounting alarm in Italy about the country's debt crisis -- Manuela Saragosa's been meeting some Italians who feel Mr.Berlusconi's become a liability and should resign. The G20 meeting is...
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FOOC: Nov 05, 2011
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28:08
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America has the Wild West, Russia has its Wild East. And Reggie Nadelson's there, in the port of Vladiovostok. The city, once closed to foreigners, is getting a big makeover. It'll be the new San Francisco, some claim. Paul Moss is in Athens where...
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FOOC: Nov 10, 2011
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28:08
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'Prosperity for all!' That was the Ugandan president's promise as he stood for re-election but today, as Rob Young's been finding out, there's growing discontent at steeply rising food and fuel prices. There are accusations in Kyrgyzstan of...
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FOOC: Nov 12, 2011
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28:11
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"That's nobody's business but the Turks'." A quote from one of several songs which feature Turkey which are in turn quoted by Kevin Connolly as he talks about why the country remains keen to join the EU despite the Union's problems with debt and...
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FOOC: Nov 19, 2011
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28:24
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Are the generals in Egypt really about to relinquish power? Stephen Sackur in Cairo takes a closer look at the Tahrir Square revolution as Egyptians prepare to cast their votes. David Loyn's in Burma where vested interests, the cronies they're...
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FOOC: Nov 26, 2011
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28:03
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'But of course there will be violence,' says one seasoned observer to Andrew Harding as he travels in the Democratic Republic of Congo wondering if Monday's election is a chance for Africa's wounded giant to get back on its feet. And there's another...
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The Guardian Books Podcast Subscribe free to our weekly podcast, presented by editor of Guardian books Claire Armitstead, for author interviews, readings and discussions - plus a full recording of our monthly book club http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/books/podcast.xml
Guardian Books podcast: Poetry and prizes
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37:05
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07/10/11
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John Burnside wins the Forward prize with Black Cat Bone, but wants to talk about pink-footed geese, Fiachra Gibbons finds English poets performing in Paris, while Lavinia Greenlaw takes poetry to St Pancras
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Charles Frazier meets the Guardian book club – podcast
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30:59
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11/10/11
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The novelist discusses the personal and political history which fed into Cold Mountain
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Guardian Books podcast: First novels with Erin Morgenstern, SJ Watson and Jacques Strauss
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30:14
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14/10/11
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Should writers rely on inspiration or training? We visit a Guardian masterclass and discuss the issue with first-time authors Erin Morgenstern, SJ Watson and Jacques Strauss
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Guardian Books podcast: Barnes wins Booker
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10:43
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18/10/11
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Julian Barnes has won the 2011 Booker prize with his slim novel, A Sense of an Ending. Claire Armitstead asks critic Alex Clark and editor of the Guardian Review Lisa Allardice for their reactions
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Guardian Books podcast: Christmas books with Nile Rodgers and Noel Fielding
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40:03
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20/10/11
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Self-styled Freak Nile Rodgers tells his life story and how he became leader of the disco band Chic; Noel Fielding of the Mighty Boosh brings out a picture book; and Vanessa Thorpe discusses books for Christmas
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Guardian Books podcast: The family in literature
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34:27
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26/10/11
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Authors Gerard Woodward, Kevin Wilson and Stephan Solzhenitsyn discuss the role of the family in literature
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The Guardian Dickens audio tours: Rochester
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1:02:44
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11/10/11
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Follow a walking route through Rochester, charting the course of Charles Dickens life, in the second of three audio tours marking the Books Season
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Guardian Books podcast: Rhetoric and the Iliad
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32:14
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03/11/11
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We examine the contemporary obsession with Homer's Iliad, and chart the course of rhetoric through the ages
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David Nicholls meets the Guardian book club: podcast
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26:44
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21/10/11
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The author explains the story behind his word-of-mouth hit One Day, a love story set on the same day over 20 years
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Guardian books podcast: Armistice Day
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34:19
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10/11/11
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A special programme to mark Armistice Day. Michael Morpurgo on why the first world war is the symbol of all wars, Louisa Young on her novel of the western front and Andrew Motion on war poetry
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Guardian Books podcast: Africa and post-post-colonialism
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39:30
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17/11/11
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We explore a new generation of writing from the continent with Binyavanga Wainaina and Brian Chikwava
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Dickens audio tour: David Copperfield
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30:33
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24/11/11
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Follow a walking route around key sites from the London of David Copperfield, Charles Dickens's most autobiographical novel
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Guardian Books podcast: First Book award
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28:25
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25/11/11
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We speak to all five authors shortlisted for the Guardian First Book award: novelists Stephen Kelman, Juan Pablo Villalobos, Mirza Waheed and Amy Waldman as well as 'biographer' of cancer Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Guardian Focus podcast Each week, Guardian correspondents and commentators take a detailed look at an issue in the news http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/series/guardian-focus-podcast/podcast.xml
Guardian Focus podcast: squatters' rights
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33:37
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05/10/11
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Hugh Muir examines whether home owners need more protection from squatters - and what effect criminalisation will have on the homeless
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Guardian Focus podcast: Disunited Kingdom?
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37:55
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13/10/11
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This week the SNP announced it will hold a referendum on full Scottish independence. Hugh Muir explores what devolution offers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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Guardian Focus podcast: disability benefit cuts
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34:19
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20/10/11
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Hugh Muir examines proposed cuts to disability benefits. Is this a sensible plan to get the finances under control, or an attack on the most vulnerable?
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Guardian Focus podcast: Rev Giles Fraser and the Occupy London camp
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14:57
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27/10/11
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Reverend Giles Fraser tells Alan Rusbridger how a protest on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral led to his resignation as canon
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Guardian Focus podcast: Libya's future
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27:31
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04/11/11
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Hugh Muir explores the political and business possibilities for post-Gaddafi Libya
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Guardian Focus podcast: Should veterans of the armed forces get more support?
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22:18
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11/11/11
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Hugh Muir examines whether ex-servicemen and women are given the help they need to adapt to civilian life
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Guardian Focus podcast: zero tolerance to gang culture
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39:26
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18/11/11
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Analysis commissioned by the government suggests only 13% of those arrested in the UK's riots this summer could credibly be linked to gangs. So is a zero-tolerance approach to gangs missing the point?
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Guardian Focus podcast: the housing crisis
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37:25
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25/11/11
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Hugh Muir examines the government's new housing strategy. Will it make any difference?
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Law in Action With wit, authority and insight, Joshua Rozenberg presents radio's celebrated and award-winning legal affairs programme. From police powers to how judges sentence offenders and from the problems of ensuring access to justice to the quirks of international http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/law/rss.xml
Law in Action: 'Taken into consideration' and Scottish sectarianism
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27:58
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01/11/11
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Joshua Rozenberg reveals new statistics on the use of 'taken into consideration' offences. After their arrest, some suspects confess to additional crimes to wipe the slate clean. But with no prosecution or trial, are these admissions of guilt always...
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Law in Action: Britain and Human Rights Law: 8 Nov 11
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27:56
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08/11/11
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For many Conservatives the European Convention on Human Rights, incorporated into UK law by the 1998 Human Rights Act, remains controversial. David Cameron has made it clear that he wishes to replace it with a "British" Bill of Rights. His coalition...
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Law in Action: Public Inquiries: 25 Oct 11
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28:14
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25/10/11
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In this edition, the former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, gives an outspoken interview about the investigations into the Hillsborough disaster. But first Joshua Rozenberg considers the whole question of enquiries into accidents and wrong-doing....
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Law In Action 18 Oct 11: Riots
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28:20
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18/10/11
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The riots which hit England in August of this year presented the legal system with significant challenges. In this programme, Joshua Rozenberg explores how the system responded to this very unusual situation. Law in Action asks why many people were...
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