Afternoon tea at the Ritz

BBC Learning English London Life Afternoon tea at the Ritz Anna:Hello, I'm Anna Jones and this is London Life.And in todays programme were looking at a very English custom. What do you think this woman is describing? I think the whole art of tea-tak

South African in London

BBC Learning English London Life South African in London Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton. You're listening to BBC Learning English dot com. Today: what's it like to be a foreigner living in London? Clips Lindsay Jackie: We're going to talk to Linds

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

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

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

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

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

精美英文欣赏:What Is Immortal何为不朽(威廉.赫兹里

What Is Immortal To see the golden sun and the azure sky, the outstretched ocean, to walk upon the green earth, and to be lord of a thousand creatures, to look down giddy precipices or over distant flowery vales, to see the world spread out under one

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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