British English Podcasts You NEED to listen to!

Ey up mate! Looking to get some proper British English in your lug holes? You have come to the right place!

If you want to immerse yourself in British English, British culture, and British life, there is no better way that podcasts and today, I have a list of British English podcasts you have got to get on right now!

Podcasts offer loads of benefits to anyone who is learning a language. Firstly, they are a proper convenient and flexible way to level up your listening skills. There is a massive range of topics and styles available so you can choose podcasts that match your own interests and language level.

Secondly, podcasts give you a chance to listen to authentic, natural conversations from hosts with a variety of different accents. This will help you develop a much better understanding of real-life British English. Not only that, but it will naturally help you improve your comprehension and pronunciation.

Thirdly, podcasts will help you build your vocabulary by introducing new words and phrases in context, which makes it way easier for you to remember them for longer and actually use them in your own conversations.

Best of all, they are free of charge! You can listen to them anytime, anywhere. I usually listen to podcasts when I am driving or going for a walk! This means you can fit them in around your busy schedule! I love podcasts so much, I even started my own… but I’ll tell you a bit more about that later!

One problem with podcasts is that there are so many of the bloody things, so it can be a bit baffling when it comes to getting started. That’s where I come in. Here are a list of 5 awesome British English podcasts that you should start listening to right now!

Thinking in English is a podcast designed for English Learners who are fed up and frustrated with normal boring podcasts. Instead of talking about simple hobbies and food, Thinking in English aims to introduce and explain complex, interesting, and sometimes controversial topics and issues to English Learners!

As a language learner myself, I knew that so many people want to read, debate, and listen to current events, politics, science, philosophy, economics, and much more. Thinking in English delivers episodes on these topics in a clear and understandable way, with free transcripts and vocabulary lists!

Listen Now: https://thinkinginenglish.blog/

Want to understand what on earth British people are talking about? You’ve come to the right place!

Not The Queen’s English is a weekly podcast, in which we have a casual chat about a topic relating to British English or life in the UK. We’ll be covering everything from making small talk about the weather to understanding the jokes in classic British sitcoms. We’ll be speaking the way we do in real life, using lots of colloquial British English, and explaining the slang and cultural references we use along the way.

Whatever your relationship to the English language, there’s something for you here, whether that’s a new idiom or phrasal verb, or a bit of regional slang, or just finally understanding something said on Drag Race UK that went over your head first time round.

Listen Now: https://notthequeensenglish.wixsite.com/notthequeensenglish/podcast

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The Rock ‘N’ Roll English podcast is hosted by Martin Johnston, who says he hates textbooks and normal teaching methods. He wants to help you improve your English without being boring and his sense of humour will have you laughing while you are learning.

Martin covers all sorts of weird and wonderful topics that you are not going to find in your textbooks and he has guests on from time to time so you can get to grips with loads of different accents!

He has more than 200 episodes featuring him and his friends telling you weird stories about each other that will help you get to grips with British life, culture, and comedy!

Listen Now: https://www.rocknrollenglish.com/blog

Level Up English began as a podcast, formally called “The English with Michael Podcast“. The podcast started in 2018 as a way to provide English learners with listening practice and allow people to learn English in increasingly busy lives.

Since it began, the podcast has reached millions of people from all over the world. They have hundreds of 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts. Expect to learn lots of new expressions, as well as a slice of British culture in each episode!

Michael started his teaching journey in the same way as me when he arrived in Japan and realised he couldn’t speak to the people around him! Be sure to check him out!

Listen now: https://www.levelupenglish.school/podcast/

Of course, if you haven’t already, you should check out my very own podcast. New episodes are uploaded every week all about British life, British culture, and of course, British English.

Each episode is a chance for us to hang out and chat about all sorts of interesting topics. From slang, to weird British culture. It is all designed in a way that will help you level up your English skills and have a bit of fun while you are doing it! I want to tell you stories, discuss important topics, and to get to know you more. This is the goal of the podcast!

I make sure to speak just like I would if I was talking to my mates. Teachers have a habit of slowing down and speaking clearly. In short, this is great in the classroom, but doesn’t really help you in the real world. I want you to get the best practice possible.

Be sure to check out an episode today and subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode!

Listen Now: https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod