Mexican Food

BBC Learning English London Life Mexican Food Jo:Youre listening to London Life on bbclearningenglish.com. Im Jo and today were talking about my favourite kind of food Mexican food! Now, there are people from countries all around the world living in

Stealth Marketing

BBC Learning English London Life Stealth Marketing Callum:Hello, Im Callum Robertson. How do you decide what particular product to buy? These days we are bombarded by advertising and marketing messages: on television, on radio, product placement in

The Housing Ladder

BBC Learning English London Life The Housing Ladder [ATMOS of Chris looking for a flat] William:This is London Life and Im William Kremer. Chris Hanley is standing outside an old house in West London. [ATMOS of Chris looking for a flat] William:Chri

Being the Mayor

BBC Learning English London Life Being the Mayor Jackie: Hello, this is London Life with me, Jackie Dalton. Today we're going to find out about one particular life in London and that's the daily life of Ken Livingstone, the city's mayor. Whats it li

School builds huge camera obscura

BBC Learning English London Life School builds huge camera obscura Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In London Life today, we visit a school to hear about a very unusual new piece of playground equipment! The Mic

Taxi!

BBC Learning English London Life Taxi! Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. In the programme today what do you think would be the most stressful and dangerous job in Britain, a police officer, perhaps a deep sea fishermen? Wel

Fancy a pint?

BBC Learning English London Life Fancy a pint? Callum:Hello and I'm Callum Robertson, and this is London Life. They are something of a British institution, they have their own specialised vocabulary and there are over 6000 of them in London alone. W

Princess Beatrice

BBC Learning English London Life Princess Beatrice Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In London Life today, we travel back in time to hear about the life of Princess Beatrice, the youngest of Queen Victorias nine

Kylie Minogue’s costumes

BBC Learning English London Life Kylie Minogues costumes Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In London Life today, we visit a big exhibition which has just opened in Londons Victoria and Albert Museum. Its entirely

Royal Albert Hall

BBC Learning English London Life Royal Albert Hall Yvonne:Frank Sinatra, Pavarotti and The Beatles all performed here and even Winston Churchill spoke here. Today, join me, Yvonne Archer on a visit to the Royal Albert Hall with London Life from bbcl

Slow London

BBC Learning English London Life Slow London Jackie: Hello you're listening to BBC Learning English, with me Jackie Dalton, and this is London Life. (sfx) Many people love the excitement of living in a big city such as London. But for others, things

Friendliness on the tube

BBC Learning English London Life Friendliness on the tube Yvonne:I'm Yvonne Archer and this is London Life from bbclearningenglish.com. Hello! In today's programme, we're talking about friendliness on London's tubes. Is there any? As you probably kn

British breakfasts

BBC Learning English London Life British breakfasts Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In London Life today, we sit down to a traditional British breakfast in a smart London restaurant and a greasy-spoon caf! A gr

Rhyming slang

BBC Learning English London Life Rhyming slang Callum:Hello I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life In the programme today we take a brief look at rhyming slang, an interesting form of vocabulary where an expression which rhymes with word you m

The English-Speaking Union Awards

BBC Learning English London Life The English-Speaking Union Awards Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. One of the most famous buildings in London is Buckingham Palace and perhaps London's most famous residents are the Royal F

The real James Bonds

BBC Learning English London Life The real James Bonds Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. On the banks for the River Thames at a place called Vauxhall there's a very distinctive building. In the movies this building is the ho

Connie Fisher

BBC Learning English London Life Connie Fisher Anna:Hello, I'm Anna Jones and this is London Life. And in todays programme we look at how a young woman called Connie Fisher succeeded in her dream to play one of the best known parts in musical theatr

Christmas at the Market

BBC Learning English London Life Christmas at the Market Jackie:Hello! This is London Life, I'm Jackie Dalton. Christmas is approaching and, as usual, I haven't done my Christmas shopping yet I suppose thats because I hate doing it: the huge crowds,

City Farm

BBC Learning English London Life City Farm Jackie: Hello welcome to London Life. Who said that London is all hooting taxis and rumbling buses! It is a big noisy city, but there's a part of it that sounds like this Welcome to Hackney City Farm! A far

Wine

BBC Learning English London Life Wine Jackie:Hello I'm Jackie Dalton, this is London Life. Today I'm at London's annual Good Food Show. I've tried out plenty of food already, but I also want to find out about the wine here. I'm going to talk to Davi