Thames watermen and lightermen

BBC Learning English London Life Thames watermen and lightermen [Barge FX] William:A sound familiar to all Londoners - a noisy boat moving along the River Thames. [End FX] My names William Kremer and this is London Life. The people who move boats al

Queuing

BBC Learning English London Life Queuing Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. Today's programme is about a very British habit, or something that we always think is very British. And that is the topic of queuing. Waiting in a l

Indian Jewellery

BBC Learning English London Life Indian Jewellery Anna:Hello, I'm Anna Jones and this is London Life. And in todays programme we focus not so much on London life as one aspect of Indian cultural life that recently came to London. A London gallery re

A Mexican in London

BBC Learning English London Life A Mexican in London Yvonne:As we know, London is a very cosmopolitan city so its possible to meet people here from countries that we may never visit. And thats just what were doing today on London Life with Miguel Mo

How to be a stand-up

BBC Learning English London Life How to be a stand-up Anna:Hello, I'm Anna Jones and in todays programme we re going to be talking about comedy. BBC Learning English reporter Clare Mace recently spoke to stand up comedian Shappi Korsandi to ask for

The Great Fire of London

BBC Learning English London Life The Great Fire of London Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. I'm not in the comfort of the studio today, as you might be able to hear, I'm out and about in London. To be exact I'm in a street

Film predicts a future London

BBC Learning English London Life Film predicts a future London Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In London Life today, we zoom forward in time to consider a vision of London in the year 2027! How is that possible

Sheffield

BBC Learning English Sheffield Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and in this special programme we're finding out about the city of Sheffield. Sheffield is situated in the north of England and Kate Betts a media trainer and consultant and Sheffield

London Chocolate Week

BBC Learning English London Life London Chocolate Week Yvonne:Hello, I'm Yvonne Archer and this is London Life from bbclearningenglish.com! Now don't get me wrong, chocolate's great but I seem to be one of the few people who can live without it. Her

From City to Sea

BBC Learning English London Life From City to Sea Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton. Have you ever wanted to escape your everyday life and go and do something completely different? If you live in a house in a big noisy city, like London, perhaps you

Grumpy Londoners

BBC Learning English London Life Grumpy Londoners Jackie: Hello, welcome to London Life with BBC Learning English and me, Jackie Dalton. Growling pussycat Jackie: Do you ever feel a bit like this in the morning? Well you're not the only one and it's

A Pole in London

BBC Learning English London Life A Pole in London Yvonne:Youre listening to London Life with bbclearningenglish.com and Im Yvonne Archer. Hello! As we know, people from all over the world live right here in London. But have you ever wondered why the

Tapestry

BBC Learning English London Life Tapestry January 25, 2006 PLEASE NOTE: This is not a precise transcription of this programme Callum:Hello I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. One of the departments of the University of London is SOAS or, t

Ocean Race

BBC Learning English Rio Life Ocean Race Callum:Hello I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life or rather Rio life. Last week while in Brazil on business for BBC Learning English we caught up with organisers and crew of an international event tha

10 years ago – April 1996

BBC Learning English London Life 10 years ago April 1996 Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. If you are a regular visitor to the BBC Learning English website you will probably have noticed that this month we are having a spec

The Oldest Cinema

BBC Learning English London Life The Oldest Cinema Andrea Im inside Londons - and the UKs - oldest cinema, The Electric, in the West of London. Its very grand in here with gold and cream walls and red velvet carpets. And Im really looking forward to

Portobello Road

BBC Learning English London Life Portobello Road Jackie:Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton. Welcome to London Life! This week we find out about one of London's most interesting streets Portobello Road, which is especially famous for its Saturday market. We'll

Arsenal Football Club

London Life Arsenal Football Club BBC Learning English London Life May 24, 2006 Yvonne: I'm Yvonne Archer and this is London Life. Now heres a clue about todays topic. Can you guess what it is? INSERT supporters and fans, clubs and teams, matches an

London Life

Anna:Hello, I'm Anna Jones and this is London Life. Now have you ever wondered where those characters you see in films like Toy Story and The Incredibles come from? Well nows your chance to find out. The Pixar exhibition celebrating 20 years of anim

Farmers' Markets

BBC Learning English London Life Farmers' Markets Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. Today's topic is a relatively new kind of market which is now very popular in London and across Britain. Markets have been around for centu