The British English Podcast

📥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this one you get an insight into what it's like to spend a weekend in the UK like a local. Charlie gives you a typical weekend in his life when living in the UK for you to compare to yours and you can see how similar or different it is to wherever you are in the world. Useful Links below... 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I share the real reason I decided to pack up my life (yes, even my piano), load up the car with my sausage dog, and drive out of the UK in search of something different. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! Join my ⁠IELTS Speaking Course⁠ 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel confident speaking for two full minutes in IELTS Part 2. In this episode, we break down the question “Describe a place in a city where you enjoy spending time” with Band 5, 7 and 9 model answers. You’ll hear what really separates a good response from a great one — and how to make your answer sound natural, detailed and fluent. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, Charlie introduces a cult comedy song to help you finally understand the kind of humour Brits instinctively get. By playing short clips and pausing to unpack them, he explores deadpan delivery, understatement, awkward social behaviour, and self-deprecation, while exposing you to natural B2+ expressions along the way. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this bonus episode, Matt Calver returns with his five brilliant things—from the joy of international flights to the quiet satisfaction of sharp kitchen knives, clutter-free living, perfect bedding, and, of course, cheese. What starts as a simple list turns into a funny, thoughtful look at comfort, gratitude, and the small details that make everyday life better. Expect British humour, relatable habits, and plenty of “that is so true” moments. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn British English & about British culture in this bitesized episode where Charlie, your host, gives you an insight into what it's like to spend a weekend in the UK like a local. Charlie gives you a typical weekend in his life when living in the UK for you to compare to yours and you can see how similar or different it is to wherever you are in the world. Useful Links below... 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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📥⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I sit down with my mate Al to talk about one of the strangest things he’s ever done: pretending to be a member of ABBA on stage in front of thousands of people in Tahiti. Al had never sung on stage before, but he somehow ended up wearing a wig, putting on a Swedish accent, and performing in an ABBA tribute show in front of crowds of up to 3,000 people. We talk honestly about stage nerves, confidence, embarrassment, and what it’s like to perform far outside your comfort zone. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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📥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ From smoky “spit and sawdust” locals to bright gastropubs with babies in tow, Charlie and longtime friend Jim unpack what a British pub really is: a social rulebook, a safe haven, and a memory machine. Along the way: Guinness standards, pub-quiz tactics, city “street drinking,” and a stag-do story involving a wood burner that really shouldn’t have been lit. If you’ve ever wondered why the pub feels like home—even to the quiet ones—this one’s for you. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I swore I’d never go back to an office… but here we are. In this episode, I unpack the highs and lows of working from home vs office life — from beach-side smugness to shared microwaves and soggy commutes. You’ll also pick up plenty of natural British English along the way, without even realising you’re learning. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this one, I read you a wonderfully charming short story about Reginald, a fox with more ambition than most Londoners on a Monday morning. While his family is perfectly content foraging in Richmond Park, Reginald has his sights set on fine dining—specifically, getting a table at The Ivy, one of London’s most iconic restaurants. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where Charlie, your host, gets Harry back on to discuss what it was like growing up in the UK in the 90s & 00s. Charlie & Harry give you an informal, lighthearted conversation covering a variety of topics that British people of a similar age would have experienced when growing up in the UK. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A gang tunnels through the sewers of Nice to pull off one of France’s most audacious bank heists—complete with tinned ravioli, red wine and a welded-shut vault door. Charlie and guest Alastair from English Learning for Curious Minds unpack how a seemingly ordinary wedding photographer became the mastermind behind “the Sewer Gang,” and why his daring courtroom escape turned him into a reluctant folk hero. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥 ⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF⁠⁠⁠ with 25 advanced expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ England sails into global power in this spirited exploration of the Elizabethan Age. Charlie and Ben unpack how exploration, capitalism, and the defeat of the Spanish Armada shaped a new world order—while art, Shakespeare, and the Renaissance sparked a cultural awakening at home. But was it really a golden age for everyone? Tune in to explore the glory and grit behind the crown. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Click here for the FREE PDF Lesson Pack⁠ In this episode, we tackle one of the toughest IELTS Speaking challenges — describing a person who inspires you — with the legendary Sir David Attenborough as our muse. Hear three real student answers (Band 5, 7, and 9) and discover what separates a good response from a great one. From fluency to phrasing, this lesson reveals how to sound confident, natural, and genuinely Band 9-worthy in your next Speaking test. 🎁 Download the FREE IELTS Speaking Lesson Pack — includes 5 more Part 2 questions with Band 5, 7 & 9 model answers and upgrade exercises: 👉 FREE PDF Lesson Pack - https://bit.ly/ielts-ep5 🎓 Learn more about Charlie’s ⁠⁠⁠IELTS Speaking Course⁠⁠⁠ — a complete system to help you speak with fluency, confidence and nuance for a high score. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF⁠⁠⁠⁠ with 20 intermediate+ expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn More about Harry's Immersion Courses 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this Halloween special, Charlie and Harry each share a spine-tingling tale. First, Claire finds a vintage mirror at a market — but her reflection starts behaving… differently. Then we follow Jina, a new student in London, who boards the last train home after a party — only to find she might not be alone. Two creepy stories, one haunting episode. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

👄 ⁠⁠Improve Your Pronunciation⁠⁠ In this episode, Charlie breaks down a clip from a previous episode of his to help you master natural British pronunciation. You’ll learn how to shadow native speakers by focusing on connected speech, word stress, intonation, and rhythm… all in a lighthearted, playful manner. This is for learners who want to sound smooth and natural, not forced or overly “native”. 📧 ⁠Get on Charlie's Email List Here⁠ 🎓 ⁠Sign Up to Charlie's Pronunciation Course⁠ 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Academy⁠⁠⁠ 👋 ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ @thebritishenglishpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

📥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab this episode's FREE PDF⁠⁠⁠⁠ with 10 advanced expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A children’s fairy tale gets a cheeky modern twist as Charlie retells The Elves and the Shoemaker—British-style. With playful commentary, cultural asides, and a few raised eyebrows at naked elves, this episode blends nostalgia, humor, and linguistic insight in just under 15 minutes. 💬 Want to finally speak English with confidence, flow, and personality? Join Charlie's academy and leave behind hesitation, awkward pauses, and textbook English. Each week you’ll: 🎧 Get premium podcast episodes with full learning resources 📚 Master vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation 💻 Join 2–3 live Zoom sessions and Q&As 📝 Receive personalised feedback 🗣 Practise speaking naturally with other learners 👉 Ready to unlock true fluency? Try it risk-free for 30 days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebritishenglishpodcast.com/academy⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices