Podcast Episodes

679. Gill's Book Club: A Gentleman In Moscow

Episode 679

679. Gill's Book Club: A Gentleman In Moscow

Talking to my mum about her latest book recommendation. A Gentleman In Moscow is about a Russian Count who is put under house arrest in 1922 in the beauti…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

678. The Vintage Furniture Trade in London (with Howard Roach)

Episode 678

678. The Vintage Furniture Trade in London (with Howard Roach)

Talking to my old teaching colleague Howard Roach about his furniture business in South London.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-fkL

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Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

677. A Post-Holiday Ramble / Holiday Vocab / Stories

Episode 677

677. A Post-Holiday Ramble / Holiday Vocab / Stories

I've come back from my holiday so it's time to ramble on about some holiday stories, holiday vocabulary, podcast stats and other bits and pieces …

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

676. David Crystal: Let's Talk - How English Conversation Works

Episode 676

676. David Crystal: Let's Talk - How English Conversation Works

Professor David Crystal returns to talk about his latest books, and more. The first book is all about the art of conversation in Englis…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

675. An Unplanned Pre-Holiday Ramble (July 2020)

Episode 675

675. An Unplanned Pre-Holiday Ramble (July 2020)

This episode is unedited and contains all my pauses, mistakes and thoughts while I attempt to talk about what’s coming up on LEP, my recent appearance…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

674. 19 Amusing Insurance Claims / Car Crash Vocabulary

Episode 674

674. 19 Amusing Insurance Claims / Car Crash Vocab

Listen to some funny extracts from genuine insurance claims and learn some vocabulary to describe car crashes and driving (badly).

Episode page http…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

673. Conspiracies / UFOs / Life Hacks (with James)

Episode 673

673. Conspiracies / UFOs / Life Hacks (with James)

Talking to my brother about some click-bait topics, with stories, beliefs and a few celebrity impressions. Links, transcripts and videos available.

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

672. The Rick Thompson Report: COVID / BREXIT / BLM (July 2020)

Episode 672

672. The Rick Thompson Report: COVID / BREXIT / BLM (July 2020)

Talking to my dad about recent developments in the UK relating to coronavirus & Brexit with a cameo appearance by Gill Thompson talking…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

671. Aussie English with Pete Smissen

Episode 671

671. Aussie English with Pete Smissen

A conversation with genuine Aussie Pete Smissen, about differences and similarities between the UK and Australia, cultural and historical details, language simil…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

670. Language Learning with James Harris

Episode 670

670. Language Learning with James Harris

Talking to writer and comedian James Harris about life as a writer, going to Oxford Uni, being an international Brit and learning German, French and Chinese a…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago