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

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

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

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.

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

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

How flying affects you

Jackie: Hello, this is Entertainment from BBC Learning English dot com with me, Jackie Dalton. I've just got back from my Christmas holidays, which involved taking a long flight. When I got off the plane, I felt exhausted and now I've got a cold and

The Holiday review

Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Entertainment. In the Christmas and New Year season there are always a number of films released set in this time of year which use images of traditional Christmas and winter scenery, like cottages in c

Casino Royale

Callum: Hello, I'm Robertson, Callum Robertson and this is entertainment. Today, Casino Royale the new James Bond film; is it any good and what is Daniel Craig like in his first performance as 007? We'll hear the views of BBC film reviewer Mark Kerm

The science of attraction

Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Entertainment. Today we're talking about love. Love is one of the strongest emotions there is and that's usually how we think of it, as an emotion. Love is the topic of many many songs, poems, plays, f

Bog Snorkelling

Hello, Im Callum Robertson and this is Entertainment. Next Monday, August th 27 , in Britain is a national holiday or what we call a bank holiday and several thousand people will be heading off to a small village in Wales which is hosting the World B

Flatmates celebration

Callum: Hello, Im Callum Robertson and welcome to this very special edition of Entertainment. Im backstage at the International Learning English Awards, the most prestigious awards of their kind and they are just about to announce the award for the

Gene Wilder

William: Hello, and welcome to Entertainment, I'm William Kremer. Today, I'm very excited, because we're going to be hearing from one of my very favourite comedians Gene Wilder. If you're a fan of the crazy comedies of Mel Brooks, you'll know Gene W

A passion for cricket

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and this is bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we listen to extracts from an interview with John Major, who was the British Prime Minister before Tony Blair. He's written a th book about the history of cricket fr

Sacred Monsters

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we step into the dynamic world of contemporary dance. We hear parts of an interview with two of the world's leading dancers: Sylvie Guillem and Akram Kha

Mr Bean and M. Hulot

William: Hello and welcome to Entertainment I'm William Kremer. [FX canned laughter] Well, the comedy that has made Mr Bean popular around the world doesn't quite work on the radio, since the main character Mr Bean - doesn't actually say anything. I

Kurt Vonnegut

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber Barnfather and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we learn about one of the outstanding writers of modern American literature, Kurt Vonnegut, who died on the 11 of April, aged 84. We hear extr

Elle Macpherson

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber, and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we listen to an interview with a woman who - in the 1980s and 90s - put the word 'supermodel' in the dictionary! She's Elle Macpherson. Elle began her b

The New Super Food

Jackie: Hello welcome to Entertainment! I'm Jackie Dalton. If you're someone who is quite careful about what you eat and likes to be healthy, then you might want to find out about what's being hailed as the latest super food. A 'super food' is a ter

The Hoax

Hello, Im Amber and this is bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we listen to a review of a new film called The Hoax. (A hoax is a deception a trick to make people believe something is true when it is not.) The Hoax is based on a true sto