BBC Learning English Conversations

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio is a resource provided by BBC Learning English that focuses on helping English learners improve their conversational skills. Through structured dialogues, role plays, and situational conversations, learners can practice listening comprehension, pronunciation, and everyday English language use.

The program covers a wide range of topics, from common social interactions to professional communication, aimed at building confidence in spoken English. It's designed for learners at different proficiency levels, offering accessible and engaging content that often includes transcripts, exercises, and downloadable resources. It’s popular among English learners globally for its practical approach to language acquisition.

Find it on:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9zn/episodes/downloads

A Way with Words. Radio show and podcast

A Way with Words is a radio show and podcast that focuses on language, linguistics, and communication. Hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett, the program explores a wide range of topics related to words, grammar, slang, idioms, and the origins of phrases. It features listener questions about language usage, as well as discussions on how language evolves, its quirks, and its role in culture.

Listeners can call in or write with questions, making the show interactive and engaging for language enthusiasts. The podcast appeals to anyone curious about the intricacies of words and language in everyday life.

You can find the show on popular podcast platforms like: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts...

Some episodes are available on their YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@waywordradio

Episodes are available for streaming or download at:

https://waywordradio.org/

Radio Garden

Radio Garden is an interactive map of live radio stations across the globe Radio Garden allows you to listen to thousands of live radio stations world wide by rotating the globe. 

Every green dot represents a city or town. You can tap on it to tune into the radio stations broadcasting from that city.

http://radio.garden/

On Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jonathanpuckey.radiogarden&hl=es

On App Store:

https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/radio-garden-live/id1339670993?mt=8

NPR (#radio #podcast)

NPR is a nationally acclaimed, non-profit multimedia organization and the leading provider of noncommercial news, information and entertainment programming to the American public. Launched in 1970 as a radio network by a group of public radio stations, today NPR is among the most successful news organizations in America and a growing presence in digital media including podcasting, mobile applications and social media. (Source NPR) 

An amazing resource to improve listening skills and to enrich your vocabulary.

https://www.npr.org 

On Twitter: 

https://twitter.com/NPR 

On Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/NPR/ 

On Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/npr/

iHeartRadio

Podcasts are a great tool in the language hacker's toolbox. 

Through iHeart you can discover thousands of live and local AM and FM radio stations across the globe. Stream the best podcast or listen to music you like all in one app. iHeartRadio is easy to use and free. 

Visit: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/

School Radio

Podcasts, downloads, audio, video clips and learning resources for primary schools. Most programmes from School Radio are available as 'podcasts'. This means they are available to download in mp3 format, currently for a minimum of 60 days following transmission. 

Teacher's Notes are also available as pdf files to support most programmes. They are added throughout the year to coincide with transmission times.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio

6 Minute English

BBC Learning English, as part of the BBC World Service, has been teaching English since 1943, offering free audio, video and text materials to learners around the world.

One of the resources provided by BBC Learning English is 6 Minute English, a free tool for learners interested in improving their English listening skills. Audios and texts can be downloaded.

This weekly podcast is published every Thursday. Useful If you don’t feel ready to listen to a full radio program for native English speakers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/

On iTunes: 

https://itunes.apple.com/es/podcast/6-minute-english/id262026947?mt=2

On Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.educationapp.bbcenglish

BBC School Radio

BBC School Radio is the audio division of BBC Schools, the educational division of the BBC. 

It offers audio and video teaching resources for KS1 and KS2 primary school curriculum subjects including teacher's notes for lesson plans available online via the website for most series and simple to print or download as PDF files. Its content is divided into 8 subjects: Early Learning, History, PSHE- Citizenship, Mathematics, Collective Worship, Music, Dance and English.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio

English Radio Stations

Listening to the radio can be a good way of improving your listening skills.

Here you have a very interesting list of English radio stations. Explore your interests and learn English at the same time.

http://www.zozanga.com/internetstuff/englishradiostations.htm

VOA Special English

The Special English Web site is an excellent tool to practice and improve your American English.
VOA Special English radio programs are broadcast every day of the year on the VOA network. Each broadcast starts with world news, followed by a short feature report and a 15 minute feature.
Throughout this site you will find radio scripts from these feature programs and the matching audio file of the text as it was delivered on the radio. We also offer both RealAudio and MP3 downloadable audio files that you can save and play over and over again.
Find a report that interests you. You can find our scripts by topic or by the name of the radio program. Read along and listen to the audio report. At the same time you will learn new information about a variety of subjects from issues in the news to American history.

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/index.cfm

Source: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/about_our_website.cfm