Synopsis
Dramas for English language learners from BBC World Service. Improve your English with retellings of stories classic and new. Each episode is between 6 and 10 minutes long.
Episodes
-
Frankenstein: Episode 7: A monster bride
22/12/2023 Duration: 07minViktor Frankenstein works alone to build a bride for the Creature
-
Frankenstein: Episode 7: A monster bride
15/12/2023 Duration: 07minViktor Frankenstein works alone to build a bride for the Creature
-
Frankenstein: Episode 6: Death comes to you
08/12/2023 Duration: 07minThe Creature explains the killings, offering to leave everyone in peace on one condition.
-
Frankenstein: Episode 5: The milk of human kindness
01/12/2023 Duration: 07minThe Creature is on the run and finally meets a good family. Will they accept it?
-
Frankenstein: Episode 4: Creature meets creator
24/11/2023 Duration: 07minViktor Frankenstein meets the Creature at last. Will they be friends or have a fight?
-
Frankenstein: Episode 3: Death in the family
17/11/2023 Duration: 06minViktor Frankenstein describes the investigation into the murder of his younger brother.
-
Frankenstein, Episode 2: It's alive!
10/11/2023 Duration: 07minViktor Frankenstein is ready to give life to a creature, but is this a wise thing to do?
-
Frankenstein, Episode 1 - A passion for science
03/11/2023 Duration: 06minDo you know the real story of Frankenstein? Follow our drama, every Friday.
-
Part 10: Getting a confession
27/10/2023 Duration: 06minArthur Montgomery is suspected of murdering Jamie Phelps. The race is on to find him.
-
Part 9: Photographic evidence
20/10/2023 Duration: 03minThe detectives interview a key witness who helps to reveal who killed Jamie Phelps.
-
Part 8: Who needs the forensics team?
13/10/2023 Duration: 03minHow and when did Jamie's body land on the beach?
-
Part 7: The missing man is dead
06/10/2023 Duration: 03minThe body of the missing man has been discovered. How did his body end up on the beach?
-
Part 6: The celebrity chef
29/09/2023 Duration: 05minCould the celebrity chef Arthur Montgomery have some information about Jamie Phelps?
-
Part 5: What does Jamie's brother know?
22/09/2023 Duration: 05minWe get to meet some people who knew missing man, Jamie Phelps. What will they reveal?
-
Part 4: New clues
15/09/2023 Duration: 04minPip is safe, but his drawings have given our detectives something to think about.
-
Part 3: An important discovery
08/09/2023 Duration: 05minWe're getting more suspicious about the disappearance of Jamie Phelps and his son, Pip.
-
Part 2: Is Lucy telling the truth?
04/09/2023 Duration: 04minOur detectives continue to hear from Lucy Phelps about her missing husband and son.
-
Part 1: Detective work
25/08/2023 Duration: 05minTwo detectives reflect on the intriguing case of a missing father and his son.
-
Gulliver's Travels: Part 10: The journey's end
18/08/2023 Duration: 07minCan Gulliver remain in the land of the horses he loves so much?
-
Gulliver's Travels: Part 9: In the land of the houyhnhnms
11/08/2023 Duration: 06minGulliver finds himself on an island of talking horse-people