Listening
BoB (Box of Broadcasts)
The Box of Broadcasts (also known as BoB) is the University of Surrey's media archive service which allows you to search and watch programmes from the archive.
Each link below will take you to a playlist of programmes which have been recorded on BoB. Watching these programmes is a great way of improving your English listening skills.
When you click on a video it will ask you to log in to BoB. You can use your Surrey username and password to log in and watch the programme.
Some programmes also have English subtitles. If you want to turn the subtitles on, click on the symbol under the video next to the percentage.
General Interest
- British Culture & Society
- British Period Dramas
- Comedy
- Documentaries
- Education
- Employability
- English Language
- Film adaptations
- Film classics
- Global Issues
- Human Planet
- Justice
- Language
- Lectures
- Media
- Readers
- Religion
- Research
- Science
- Shakespeare in Film
- Technology and its impact
- UK Politics
Subject Specific English
- Bio-sciences
- Business
- Dance
- Diet & Health
- Economics
- Engineering
- English Literature
- Environment
- Film Studies
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Maths
- Music
- Musicals
- Psychology
- Sociology
Television
Radio
- BBC World Service
Contains archived radio programmes from the BBC World Service. - Virgin Radio
- BBC Surrey