1. Who on Earth are we?
A series about culture and how it affects us. It explores some of the major differences between cultures and looks at what happens when people from different cultures meet and communicate. 12 programmes to download with scripts.
2. Private Lives
A simple feature series in which ordinary people talk about themselves and how they experience everyday life in Britain.
3. Business Language to go
A series that is all about chunks of language as used in business contexts. The series is presented by Carmela DiClemente and business language expert David Evans.
4. Academic Listening
A series for students at English-speaking universities and people who want to improve their listening skills.
5. First Sight, Second Thoughts
In 'First Sight, Second Thoughts', we hear about life in Britain as seen through the eyes of her immigrant population, people from many different cultures and countries. In this series from 1999, we discover if their ‘first sights’ of Britain matched their expectations. Immigrants from India, Guyana, Mexico, Germany, Pakistan, Botswana and Iran tell us about their first impressions.
6. English Makeover
A series in which learners from around the world tell us their English language problems, and get advice from our expert teacher of English, Karen Adams.
If you want to change your appearance, you might go for a "makeover" fresh haircut, different clothes, a new you! If it’s your English you want to transform, perhaps it’s time for a language ‘makeover’! Improve your pronunciation, make advances in grammar and expand your vocabulary.
In this series, learners of English from around the world tell us their language problems. And there's advice for them and you, from experienced teacher of English, Karen Adams.
7. The Reading Group 1-10
In The Reading Group, we bring together listeners, students of English, literature teachers and other contributors from the world of books to share their enthusiasm for reading.
If you'd like to share your experiences of reading books in English as a foreign language, you can join our BBC Learning English group on Facebook . We'll have topics on the Discussion board linked to the subjects covered in The Reading Group programmes.
8. Insight Plus
Insight Plus is your guide to the language and key issues in the news. This is another chance to hear the popular series.