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
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Father and Son: Episode 8
10/03/2023 Duration: 03minHow and when did Jamie's body land on the beach?
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Father and Son: Episode 7
03/03/2023 Duration: 03minThe body of the missing man, Jamie Phelps, has been discovered.
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Father and Son: Episode 6
24/02/2023 Duration: 05minDoes Arthur Montgomery have important information about Jamie's last movements?
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Father and Son: Episode 5
17/02/2023 Duration: 05minMeet some people who knew missing man, Jamie Phelps. What will they reveal?
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Father and Son: Episode 4
10/02/2023 Duration: 04minPip has been found but his father is still missing.
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Father and Son: Episode 3
03/02/2023 Duration: 05minThere's an important discovery in the search for a missing father and son.
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Father and Son: Episode 2
27/01/2023 Duration: 04minThe detectives continue to hear from Lucy Phelps about her missing husband and son.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 10: Alice's evidence
13/01/2023 Duration: 05minAlice is at the trial. Will the Queen let her escape without a punishment?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 9: Who stole the tarts?
06/01/2023 Duration: 04minAlice finds herself at a trial. Did the Knave of Hearts steal the Queen's tarts?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 8: Croquet with the queen
30/12/2022 Duration: 06minNow Alice gets to play croquet with the Queen. Is she in danger?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 7: A mad tea-party
23/12/2022 Duration: 04minThe Hatter and the March Hare give the strangest of tea parties.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 6: Pig and Pepper
16/12/2022 Duration: 04minAlice meets the Duchess but who is stranger – the duchess, her baby or the cook?
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 5: Advice from a caterpillar
09/12/2022 Duration: 06minAlice is beginning to wonder who she is, when a caterpillar gives her a piece of advice.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 4: The White Rabbit's house
02/12/2022 Duration: 05minAlice is too big to fit inside the White Rabbit's house.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 3: The Caucus-race
25/11/2022 Duration: 05minAlice meets all sorts of creatures as she swims around in a pool of her tears.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 2: The pool of tears
11/11/2022 Duration: 05minAlice can't stay the same size for more than a few minutes. She cries a pool of tears.
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 1: Down the rabbit hole
04/11/2022 Duration: 06minAlice follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole, and a Wonderland of adventure begins.
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Frankenstein: Episode 10: Melting the ice
05/08/2022 Duration: 06minHatred and fear melt in the cold Arctic when the Creature finally sees its creator again.
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Frankenstein: Episode 9: The wedding night
29/07/2022 Duration: 06minViktor Frankenstein gets married and is happy again, but for how long?
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Frankenstein: Episode 8: Jail time
22/07/2022 Duration: 06minThe scientist, Viktor Frankenstein, is arrested, accused of murder. Is he guilty?