Fat or thin?

Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton, welcome to Entertainment! Today we're going to look at an issue which often comes up in the world of Entertainment, and that's being fat or thin. It's a big issue in the British media at the moment. One report says

Oxford's Music Talent

Jackie: Hello, welcome to Entertainment, I'm Jackie Dalton, and today we travel to the English town of Oxford. Most famous, perhaps, for its University, but it's not only academic talent that the city has produced. Among the many other things, it's

Food

Yvonne: In the past, English food has often been described as boring and tasteless. But times have certainly changed and now many restaurants, particularly in London, serve interesting dishes and people enjoy cooking delicious meals for their friend

London Film Festival

Yvonne: This year welcomes The Times newspapers' 50 BFI London Film Festival! This British Film Institute festival is a truly international affair that focuses on great films rather than marketing big Hollywood movies. Hello, I'm Yvonne Archer and y

Cambridgeshire

Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson. In this special programme we head into the English country to experience a bit of life in rural Cambridgeshire. Only 76 km from London the city of Cambridge is in the heart of the countryside of east England. Cam

Countryside

Anna: Hello, I'm Anna Jones and this is Entertainment. In this programme we're going to be taking a look at a different kind of entertainment that's available to everyone and is also free to use. Today we're talking about the countryside and we'll b

15 years of the World Wide Web

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber, and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. th Today, since we are a website, we join in celebrations for the 15 birthday of the World Wide Web! The World Wide Web has changed the lifestyle and working environment of peo

Da Vinci Exhibition

Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Entertainment. In this programme we're going to be taking a look at a new exhibition that has recently opened at London's Victoria and Albert Museum The exhibition is entitled Leonardo da Vinci, Experi

Inside Out Festival

Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Entertainment. This weekend, the 24 th to 26 March a special cultural festival is being held in London. It's called the Inside Out Festival and it is being held at a part of London called the South Ban

Tiffany exhibition

Anna: Hello, I'm Anna Jones and this is Entertainment. Today we're looking at the language used to describe glittering stones and silver jewellery made by the well known jewellery company, Tiffany. The Tiffany brand a brand is a type of product made

Shakespeare's Globe

Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Entertainment. I'm not in the studio today I'm on location on the south bank of the River Thames in the centre of th London. 393 years ago today on June 29 1613 one of the most famous theatres in the w

Offside

Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Entertainment. In today's programme we focus on the language of talking about films. As it's World Cup time, we're going to be looking at reviews of a new film based on a World Cup qualification match.

Tea and the English

Jackie: Hello, welcome to Entertainment! I'm Jackie Dalton. Many countries have a particular type of food or drink which they become associated with. Swiss chocolate, Cuban rum, American burgers. What are the English most associated with? Well, for

The Da Vinci Code

Anna: Hello I'm Anna Jones and this is Entertainment. And today we're going hear what some people are saying about the recently released film of the bestselling novel 'The Da Vinci Code.' Now the film has caused quite a lot of controversy if somethi

Penelope Cruz - Volver

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber, and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. Today, we listen to parts of an interview with film star Penelope Cruz! She talks about her new movie, 'Volver', what she likes about working with Spanish director Pedro Almodo

Filmmaking in the UK

Jo: I'm Jo Reffin and on today's entertainment programme on bbclearningenglish.com, we're talking to someone who works in the film business. Samantha Perahia My name's Samantha Perahia I work for the UK Film Council, we are a government funded organ

Brick Lane

Yvonne: Hello! You're listening to Entertainment from bbclearningenglish.com and I'm Yvonne Archer. Today, we find out about a very abrupt ending to the making of a film that's based on a prize winning book by author Monica Ali. The book is about a

Harry Potter

Anna: Hello, I'm Anna Jones and this is Entertainment. Today we're looking at the continuing popularity of the Harry Potter books written by the British author, JK Rowling. The seventh and final book in the series is due to be published soon and wil

The Poetry Archive

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber, and in the programme today we hear about The Poetry Archive - a brilliant new website to stretch your listening skills! The site was launched at the end of last year at the British Library in London. At www.poetryarchive.co.

Cairo International Stadium

Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is entertainment. On Friday 20 January the 2006 African Cup of Nations football tournament kicked off at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt. Two days before I was lucky enough to take a guided tour