Here's an epic rambling episode in which I talk about learning English with BBC Radio and TV 📻 vocabulary expressions with the word 'thumb' 👍 the story of how I became a taxi driver on the streets of Paris 🚖 the grammar of Yoda 🐸 fantastic haikus written by my listeners ✍️ and getting pecked in the face by a swan 🦢. 3h30min+ of English listening and learning from me to you. #learnenglish #britishenglish #englishlistening 👉 Get the episode PDF https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/RAMBLEMANIA-3-Hours-of-English-Listening-Learning-with-Luke-976.pdf 👉 Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2026/02/16/ramblemania-3-hours-of-english-listening-learning-with-luke-976/ 👉 Sign up to LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium 🎧 Subscribe to the LEP audio podcast www.teacherluke.co.uk/links 👉 A Phrasal Verb a Day podcast https://apvad.libsyn.com/ 📺 The Office UK - Big Keith's Appraisal https://youtu.be/IkYUDQCYGHA?si=T1Hz0VQ9HIrhLOSw 📺 Downton Abbey clup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAnsGZCahlU 📺 Monty Python - The voice of God - https://youtu.be/z-iWe4qXUD8?si=za7e_XF3CsGjuDjm Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:03:51 Is BBC Radio 4 good for daily English listening? 0:10:09 Luke's stand-up comedy (BBC) 0:14:12 Do people speak normally on the BBC? 0:29:44 UK TV series - Is British English easy or hard? 1:02:16 Fingers and thumbs - vocabulary 1:16:46 Stuff about my appearance 1:34:32 What happened to my face? 1:49:12 Drinking large amounts of water helps you avoid other people's drama 1:52:15 The Grammar of Yoda 2:00:09 A Phrasal Verb a Day podcast 2:08:12 Books on my shelf 2:27:21 Comparing microphones 2:29:45 Haikus written by my listeners