England

Real Cheddar cheese. Photo by Franz Marc Frei

Say cheese! - Medium

Find out about Cheddar cheese — made in England's Cheddar Gorge — and practise some cheesy vocabulary in our latest exercise.

In the Replay section of Spotlight Audio this month, one of our most interesting topics is the rioting and looting that recently took place in London. Let’s listen together to part of track 11 from Spotlight Audio.

Visiting the "queen of crime"

Agatha Christie is the world's most widely read novelist, with two billion books sold in 45 languages. Claudine Weber-Hof visits her home in Torquay, England.

Bust of Agatha Christie in Torquay. All photos (c) David John Weber

Agatha Christie's Torquay

Most tours of the "Agatha Christie Mile" in Torquay start here, at the bust of the author at the edge of the gardens near the harbour. Join us on a photo tour of this town in England where the famous crime writer was born in 1890.

Agatha Christie

In the September issue of Spotlight magazine, we’re taking a journey to England to learn about a writer loved by countless people around the world: Agatha Christie.

The "ham" in "Buckingham" means...

Meadow (Wiese), river or town?

Stars of English literature

Claudine Weber-Hof tells us about the legendary Brontë sisters and the English village they came from.

A few residents of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.All photos: Franz Marc Frei

Views of Yorkshire

Our March travel article takes us on long walks through the breathtaking Yorkshire countryside in northern England. Now you can read all four parts of author and photographer Franz Marc Frei's photo essay for Spotlight Online.