351. History of Istanbul! (English Vocabulary...

Today, we're trying something a little different. This is a vocabulary-focused episode based on a recent news story, where we'll take one interesting event and use it to learn useful English words and expressions in context. Our story today comes from Spain, where an eviction inv ...  Show more

The United Nations has recently voted to adopt a new world map. The UN now supports the Equal Earth map which tries to represent the relative size of continents and countries more accurately. If you compare the Equal Earth projection with the traditional Mercator projection (I’ll ...  Show more

In episode five of this new series exploring the sights and stories of Europe’s most beautiful, intriguing and historic cities, travel journalist Paul Bloomfield is joined by historian and author Professor Bettany Hughes for a tour of Istanbul. Together they lead us through the s ...  Show more

In this English lesson, you will learn English as we walk around the amazing city of Istanbul, Turkey. You will learn what cautiously optimistic means, what a pick-me-up is, you learn the difference between ferry and fairy, and so much more. Over 30 minutes of real English con ...

From humble beginnings as a modest Greek colony, through its later grandeur as part of the Roman and Ottoman Empire, the city of Constantinople has witnessed centuries of transformation. A melting pot of cultures and religions, it was the bridge between the East and West, where i ...  Show more