Here it is, finally! The long-awaited episode 1000. It has taken me weeks to finish this. If you listen, you will understand why it has taken so long! This is a celebration of this podcast after 17 years and 1000 episodes. It includes a lot of rambling, an interview with my brother, questions from friends and family, and the voices of various guests who have been on this podcast over the last few years. Also, regular interruptions from my daughter and all sorts of other random moments such as the sounds of dogs, woodpeckers, neighbours, and more! Thank you to all the LEPsters around the world and my guests for helping to make this achievement possible! ❤️ Episode page 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2026/08/12/episode-1000/ PDF Transcript 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Episode-1000-Transcript-1.pdfLEP Premium 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/premium Full LEP Episode Archive 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/episodes Get James' latest EP "High Score Table" here 👉 https://jimthompson.bandcamp.com/album/high-score-table 0:00:00 Introduction(Day 1) 0:02:36 Collective nouns 0:09:16 Send me your questions and stories 0:11:29 1000 episodes, 17 years! 0:13:46 Feeling lucky 0:17:06 Day 2 0:25:14 How did the sun get so hot? 0:28:08 Life in 2009 when I started (iPods) 0:35:06 How did ink exist? 0:37:41 Why do we need AI? 0:41:37 Interview with James (Day 3) 1:37:23 Is "AT" a verb? 1:44:04 When have you laughed most on the podcast? (Martin) 1:45:43 Which episode was the biggest disaster? (Martin) 1:50:23 What advice would you give to Luke from 2009? 1:53:18 PH and GH words 1:54:45 If you could eat one cake for the rest of your life (Kate) 1:57:32 Pain au chocolat surprise 1:59:19 Day 4 2:00:21 What would you have done differently? Microphone chat (Alastair) @LeonardoEnglishCom 2:08:18 Memories of stand-up in London 2009-2012 (Alex) 2:10:36 My onstage meltdown in Brighton 2:16:00 How did hair exist? 2:19:01 What makes a good episode? (Amber) 2:25:45 Memorable moments with Amber & Paul (Amber) 2:32:09 Have you ever turned down any opportunities? (Paul) @paultaylorcomedy 2:39:55 What have you learned about the art of conversation? (Antony) @AntonyRotunno 2:44:02 What episodes make you feel proud this is your job? @TheBritishEnglishPodcast 2:48:54 Which episode is the best example of the podcast? @TheBritishEnglishPodcast 2:51:26 How did you have the idea to do a podcast? 2:54:24 The future of LEP / Advice for new YouTubers (Jez) @getoutfilms 3:02:25 What did you want to do when you were a child? 3:05:23 Moments of doubt (Zdenek) @TeacherZdenek 3:09:22 Get back on the horse 3:10:12 Desert island film choice (Moz) @murdermileuktrue-crimepodc6719 3:16:59 Day 5 3:12:16 Are you naturally optimistic? Speciality recipe? (Stephen) @send7podcast 3:28:29 What would I say to a long-term listener? (Charlie) @TheBritishEnglishPodcast 3:33:20 Ending