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Media Links

You are expected as part of the course to keep up with current affairs and explore British culture. The following websites will help with this.

Television

Radio

Newspapers/Magazines

Online News Sites

 

Television

BBC - You can watch entertainment and factual programmes (including news broadcasts) streamed on the BBC website as well as on their TV channels BBC1, BBC2, BBC3 and BBC4. You can also find other information about British history and culture.

BBC iPlayer - watch BBC programmes from the last week. You can access this service without a TV License.

Al Jazeera - the English version of the Middle Eastern 24hr news channel. Includes articles and video streams.

 

Radio

BBC Radio - You can tune into your favourite station and enjoy whatever you like it - from best new music, classical music, black music, jazz to drama, comedy, sport, news!

 

Newspapers/Magazines

The Times

The Guardian

The Telegraph

The Independent

The Financial Times

The Economist

Private Eye - A satirical news magazine.

Time - European edition of the leading US weekly news magazine.

 

Online News Sites

BBC News

Google News

CNN

 

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