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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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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How to Maintain Your Love Relationship

In order to experience everlasting love in life, you ought to first figure out what is missing in your life and then fill in the gaps. People fall in and out of love because they expect their lovers to be everything to them and do everything for them

8 Ways To Maintain Your Productivity After a Long Day

8 Ways To Maintain Your Productivity After a Long Day Sometimes its easy to go into lazy mode when you leave work. You might be tempted to hit the couch and turn on the TV the minute you get home. Instead, you know you should be doing useful things l

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