679. Gill's Book Club: A Gentleman In Moscow

This episode is a celebration of a living-legend of British life & culture - Sir David Attenborough, who is best known for making documentaries on the BBC about the natural world. Listen as I give an overview of his life and career, explain why he is so loved by people, share ane ...  Show more

Retelling the story of your favourite film, or book, can be a great way to practise your speaking skills in English. It can help you focus on narrative tenses, vocabulary recall and spoken fluency, while having fun reliving some great moments from cinema or literature. In this ep ...  Show more

What if thirty years of history took place JUST beyond the doors of your hotel? And what if you weren't allowed to leave that hotel? And, get this, the hotel is in Moscow. The beloved bestseller A Gentleman in Moscow fills its historical fiction with charming characters that you ...  Show more

You've always had a secret affinity for borscht, and a secret compulsion to buy nesting dolls at neighborhood garage sales. Enter this lesson, where we transport you to the land that gave us Zhivago, caviar, perogie-making babushkas (bless their souls), and huge fur hat sp ...

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Дома в Москве уже всё было по-зимнему. | In Moscow, everything was already wintery.

 Топили печи, и по утрам, когда дети собирались в гимназию и пили ча ...

We read The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov this month. Also discussion about Quarantine movies and best movie trailers.