Speak English With A British Accent
Alison Pitman
175 episodesEN-GB
Show overview
Speak English With A British Accent has been publishing since 2015, and across the 11 years since has built a catalogue of 175 episodes. That works out to roughly 45 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 11th season.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 13 min and 19 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language Education show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 44 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 58 episodes published. Published by Alison Pitman.
Episodes
175
Running
2015–2026 · 11y
Median length
16 min
Cadence
Monthly
From the publisher
Would you like to speak English with an RP British English accent. This podcast provides pronunciation practice and tips and tricks to improve your spoken English.
Latest Episodes
View all 175 episodesWhy Does the Letter A Sound Different in BATH, CAT and LATE? - Are You Good AT It or Good IN It? - "Can I Take Your Order?" — How to Order a Takeaway by Phone 🍕📞 - 👻 Are You Easily Spooked? How Brits Talk About Being Frightened
Oct 30, 20266 min
Dinner, Tea or Supper? What Does Your Evening Meal Say About You? - Stop Speaking in Word-by-Word Mode - 10 Ways to Say We Don't Have Much Time - Hush-Hush! Why Do English Speakers Repeat Words?
Oct 23, 20267 min
So, What Are We Doing for Dinner?":Arranging Plans Like a Brit - The suffix rule that predicts word stress - When Something Is Bloody Difficult - 5 Myths About Becoming a Confident British English Speaker
Oct 16, 20268 min
Why Do Americans Make Dates and Times So Complicated? - Why your WH-questions sound "off" - What Kind of Friend Are They?- The Wonderful British Word 'Piss'
Oct 9, 20268 min
What Exactly Is a "Do" in British English? - Are You Mixing Up Your R's and L's? - 10 Phrasal Verbs You'll Hear in a Job Interview - Is It "To Me" or "For Me"? What's the Difference?
Oct 2, 20266 min
The 'TR' and 'DR' sounds - why 'Train' Doesn't Sound like you think.- What Brits Really Mean by "We'll See"-"I'm Looking for Something Nice…" — How to Buy a Birthday Present in British English- The British Accent Myth That Ho
Sep 25, 20266 min
The Secret Life of the Schwa: Britain's Hardest-Working Sound - How to Sound Interested Without Saying "That's Interesting" - Has It All Gone Pear-Shaped? 10 British Idioms for When Things Go Wrong - The Most Useful British Expressions Nobody Teach
Sep 18, 20265 min
"It Says It's Been Delivered… But It Hasn't!" — What Would You Say? - British Office English- Especially or Specially? - Why British People Ask Questions They Already Know the Answer To
Sep 11, 20269 min
Why do Brits say Cheers! when there's nothing to celebrate? - The Hidden Music of British English: Why Some Words Almost Disappear - Say It Like You Mean It: How Sentence Stress Changes Your Meaning - Phrasal Verbs with BREAK
Sep 4, 20265 min
When Should You Stop Trusting English Spelling? - How Brits Deliver Bad News Without Sounding Horrible - Home, House, Property, Flat or Apartment? - Returning Clothes That Don't Fit
Aug 29, 20265 min
Why British Conversations Rarely Get Straight to the Point - The British Accent Isn't Faster - Historic, Historical... and Three Other Word Pairs Even Native Speakers Mix Up - How to Sound More Confident (Without Learning a Single New Word)
Aug 21, 20265 min
Stop Pronouncing Every Letter - The Secret Meaning Behind "Quite", "Rather" and "Pretty" - How British People Sound Polite Without The Need To Say "Please" - Whose side are you on? Everyday Words That Instantly Reveal Which Side of the Atlantic Yo
Aug 14, 20264 min
Cut this, cut that — why the British can't stop cutting things - How to Bargain Politely (The British Way) - When "Common" Is… Not So Common 😏 - Why "next day" sounds like nex-day 🇬🇧 - Sample
Aug 7, 20265 min
Compilation: Conversation Phrases beginning with B - Tips for Spontaneous Speaking - S at the end of words - Does your accent mark you out?
Jul 31, 202613 min
Compilation: Common Mistakes in IELTS Speaking Exam - Shadowing Technique - Conversation Phrases beginning with T - Are you getting'DEAR' wrong?
Jul 24, 202620 min
Annoying Speech Habits - Taking Your Time - Conversation Practice: Talking to Estate Agents - Conversation Phrases starting with M
Jul 17, 202622 min
Compilation Episode: Emotion Phrasal Verbs - Tongue Twisters Part 2 - Fitness Vocab - Are these words tripping you up?
Jul 10, 202624 min
Compilation - Why A Posh Voice isn't necessarily good - Emotion Idioms - Tongue Twisters - Ways of Saying Hello
Jul 3, 202622 min
Questions that make you sound impressive in interviews 🇬🇧- The 'ear' sound in RP: why "near" is trickier than it looks 🇬🇧- Enough: the most quietly dramatic word in English 🇬🇧 - How to describe injuries (without sounding dramatic
Jun 26, 202621 min
Already, still, yet: tiny words, big confusion 🇬🇧 - Phrasal verbs: where the stress REALLY goes 🇬🇧- Booking horse riding lessons (without falling off your English) 🐎🇬🇧 - -ly words that AREN'T adverbs (yes, really) 🇬🇧
Jun 19, 202618 min