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This Week's Featured Episode

Bitesize Episode 61

Immerse yourself in a fun and engaging episode packed with British culture, offering a natural way to enhance your British English skills.

Step 1
Listen to the Episode
Step 2
Join Q&A
Zoom Class
Step 3
Complete your Homework
Step 4
  Join the Feedback Session
Step 5
  Go to Sunday Speaking Club
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Want to plan ahead?

Check out the curriculum for 2026 here.

This Week's Featured Episode

Season 3, Episode 7

Immerse yourself in a fun and engaging episode packed with British culture, offering a natural way to enhance your British English skills.

Step 1
Listen to the Episode
Step 2
Join Q&A
Zoom Class
Step 3
Complete your Homework
Step 4
  Join the Feedback Session
Step 5
  Go to Sunday Speaking Club

Want to plan ahead?

Check out the curriculum for 2026 here.

This Week's Featured Episode

Bonus Episode 56

Immerse yourself in a fun and engaging episode packed with British culture, offering a natural way to enhance your British English skills.

Step 1
Listen to the Episode
Step 2
Join Q&A
Zoom Class
Step 3
Complete your Homework
Step 4
  Join the Feedback Session
Step 5
  Go to Sunday Speaking Club

Want to plan ahead?

Check out the curriculum for 2026 here.
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This Week's Featured Episode

Season 3, Episode 6

Immerse yourself in a fun and engaging episode packed with British culture, offering a natural way to enhance your British English skills.

Step 1
Listen to
the Episode
Step 2
Join Q&A
Zoom Class
Step 3
Complete your Homework
Step 4
  Join the Feedback Session
Step 4
  Go to Sunday Speaking Club

Want to plan ahead?

Check out the curriculum for 2026 here.

Revision Week

Let’s Make It Stick!

Review this month's studies and move your knowledge from short-term to permanent.

Step 1

Listen again.

Step 2a

Review Key Vocab of All Episodes.

Step 2B

Read a Short Story Using Key Vocab.

Step 3
Join Vocab Review
Zoom Class
Step 4
Complete your
Homework
Step 5
  Join the
Feedback Session
Step 6
  Go to Sunday
Speaking Club

Want to plan ahead?

Check out the curriculum for 2026 here.

Quarterly(ish) Revision Week

Let’s Make It Stick!

Review the last 4 months of studies to ensure we've moved your knowledge from short-term to permanent.

Step 1

Listen again.

Go through as many of the episodes as you'd like by searching them in the lesson library below.

July

7th - 13th July - Bitesize Episode 56
14th - 20th July - Season 2, Episode 3
21st - 27th July - Bonus Episode 51
28th July - 3rd August - Monthly Review

August

4th - 10th Aug - Season 2, Episode 4
11th - 17th Aug - Bitesize Episode 57
18th - 24th Aug - Season 2, Episode 5
25th - 31st Aug - Monthly Review

September

1st - 7th Sept - Bonus Episode 52
8th - 14th Sept - Season 2, Episode 6
15th - 21st Sept - Bitesize Episode 58
22nd - 28th Sept - Season 2, Episode 7
29th Sept - 5th Oct - Monthly Review

October

6th - 12th Oct - Bonus Episode 53
13th - 19th Oct - Season 3, Episode 1
20th - 26th Oct - Bitesize Episode 59
27th Oct - 2nd Nov - Quarterly Review
Step 2a

Review Key Vocab of All Episodes.

I've combined the monthly key vocab sets into one big quizlet set below.
Step 2B

A Short Story Using Key Vocab of All Episodes.

Step 3
Join Vocab Review
Zoom Class
Step 4
Complete your
Homework
Step 5
  Join the
Feedback Session
Step 6
  Go to Sunday
Speaking Club

Want to plan ahead?

Check out the curriculum for 2026 here.

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Want to plan ahead?

Here is the curriculum for 2026

January

5th - 11th Jan - Bitesize Episode 61
12th - 18th Jan - Season 3, Episode 7
19th - 25th Jan - Bonus Episode 56
26th Jan - 1st Feb - Monthly Review

February

2nd - 8th Feb - Season 3, Episode 8
9th - 15th Feb - Bitesize Episode 62
16th - 22nd Feb - Season 4, Episode 1
23rd Feb - 1st March - Monthly Review

March

2nd - 8th March - Bonus Episode 57
9th - 15th March - Season 4, Episode 2
16th - 22nd March - Bitesize Episode 63
23rd - 29th March - Monthly Review

April

30th March - 5th April - Bonus Episode 58
6th - 12th April - Season 4, Episode 3
 13th - 19th April - Bitesize Episode 64
20th - 26th April - Season 4, Episode 4
27th April - 3rd May - Monthly Review

May

4th - 10th May - Bonus Episode 59
11th - 17th May - Season 4, Episode 5
18th - 24th May - Bitesize Episode 65
25th - 31st May - Monthly Review

June

1st - 7th June - Season 4, Episode 6
8th - 14th June - Bonus Episode 60
15th - 21st June - Season 4, Episode 7
22nd - 28th June - Monthly Review

July

29th June - 5th July - Bitesize Episode 66
6th - 12th July - Season 4, Episode 8
13th - 19th July - Bonus Episode 61
20th - 26th July - Season 5, Episode 1
27th July - 2nd August - Monthly Review

August

3rd - 9th Aug - Bitesize Episode 67
10th - 16th Aug - Season 5, Episode 2
17th - 23rd Aug - Bonus Episode 61
24th - 30th Aug - Monthly Review

September

31st Aug - 6th Sept - Season 5, Episode 3
7th - 13th Sept - Bitesize Episode 68
14th - 20th Sept - Season 5, Episode 4
21st - 27th Sept - Monthly Review

October

28th Sept - 4th Oct - Bonus Episode 62
5th - 11th Oct - Season 5, Episode 5
12th - 18th Oct - Bitesize Episode 70
19th - 25th Oct - Season 5, Episode 6
26th Oct - 1st Nov - Monthly Review

November

2nd - 8th Nov - Bonus Episode 63
9th - 15th Nov - Season 5, Episode 7
16th - 22nd Nov - Bitesize Episode 71
23rd - 29th Nov - Monthly Review

December

30th Nov - 6th Dec - Season 5, Episode 8
7th - 13th Dec - Bonus Episode 64
14th - 20th Dec - Season 1, Episode 1
21st - 27th Dec - Bitesize Episode 72
28th Dec - 3rd Jan - Monthly Review