Learning English Vocabulary
By BBC Radio
Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each week we explore a new topic to improve your English vocabulary. Learn words for the weather, how to talk about people’s jobs, adjective order, and so much more. Plus, in our English in a Minute episodes, give your vocabulary a boost in under a minute. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at
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Recent Episodes
Hyphenation
9 Mar 2026
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'cards'
4 Mar 2026
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Words with double letters
2 Mar 2026
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'grass'
25 Feb 2026
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Pronouncing verbs and nouns
23 Feb 2026
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'big'
18 Feb 2026
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'baby'
11 Feb 2026
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British and American English
9 Feb 2026
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'foot'
4 Feb 2026
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Business jargon
2 Feb 2026
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'stop'
29 Jan 2026
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Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
26 Jan 2026
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'bite'
21 Jan 2026
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Phrasal verbs and context
19 Jan 2026
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'bone'
14 Jan 2026
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Prefixes: re- pre- and pro-
12 Jan 2026
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'cake'
7 Jan 2026
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Silent letters
5 Jan 2026
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Onomatopoeia
29 Dec 2025
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Multi-word verbs
22 Dec 2025
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'lose'
17 Dec 2025
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Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
15 Dec 2025
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'wind'
10 Dec 2025
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Strong adjectives
8 Dec 2025
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Male and female job words
1 Dec 2025
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Weather words
24 Nov 2025
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'gold'
19 Nov 2025
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Homophones
17 Nov 2025
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'light'
13 Nov 2025
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Compound nouns
10 Nov 2025
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