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If the description of school life in your English text book has always puzzled you, now’s the time to come to terms with the British education system. This episode explains how education is structured in the UK, particularly England. And if you are curious about the US system just wait for our next episode … Education in England A comprehensive article on the school system in England \"Ten house points for Gryffindor!\" You won\'t believe it, but the details of school life as potrayed in the Harry Potter books and movies are actually quite representative of British boarding schools. Pupils are organised in houses and earn house points for good efforts...

Have you been waiting for our annual Christmas Special? Here it is – from operatic to existentialist. Lean back and get some inspiration for a musical Christmas Eve!

“In Hartford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen.” – Why did poor Eliza Doolittle struggle so much with this simple sentence? This episode deals with just one letter: An “H” can be quite a hassle, as you will learn. Wikipedia on H Quite a long article for something as simple as a letter of the alphabet. Social Variation in English An interesting article with listening examples, one of them illustrating the phenomenon \"h-dropping\". Podcast on American Pronunciation of the H This podcast about American English pronunciation focuses on our letter of the day in its 28th episode, too.