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? It's almost Christmas ? Christmas Gift Memberships: https://bit.ly/XmasGiftELFCMTake The 2025 "Christmas Quiz": https://bit.ly/ELFCMXmasQuiz2025---British football fans have a well-deserved bad reputation for hooliganism and violence. In this episode, we explore where this comes from, why British football stadiums have historically been violent places, and why things have started to change. A scene at a football riotThe British claim to have invented football12th-century versions of “football”When the king banned footballThe term “kick off”Early hooliganism with Preston North End supportersWhy do football fans fight each other?Glasgow: Rangers vs. CelticThe post-war growth of hooliganismOrganised hooliganism in the 1970sThe names of the most famous football hooligan groupsThe British Disease spreads to EuropeThe birth of the “football casual”Hooliganism & the National FrontThe Heysel & Hillsborough disastersCrackdown on football hooliganismFootball hooliganism today Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/british-football-hooliganism ---You might like:? Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]? A look inside Leonardo English membership? Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

? It's almost Christmas ? Christmas Gift Memberships: https://bit.ly/XmasGiftELFCMTake The 2025 "Christmas Quiz": https://bit.ly/ELFCMXmasQuiz2025---He was best known for being the author of books such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Mathilda", but he was also a critically acclaimed poet and adult fiction writer. In this episode, we explore how this former airforce pilot went on to become one of the best-loved children's authors of all time. Extract from "Boy"The early life of Roald DahlThe mischievous childhood of Roald DahlThe Second World WarMoving to the United StatesRoald Dahl as a spy?His first work "The Gremlins" & Walt DisneySwitching to writing children's fictionThe impact of Roald Dahl's lived experience on his writingThe storytelling of Roald DahlThe working life of Roald DahlHis legacy Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/roald-dahl ---You might like:? Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]? A look inside Leonardo English membership? Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

? It's almost Christmas ? Christmas Gift Memberships: https://bit.ly/XmasGiftELFCMTake The 2025 "Christmas Quiz": https://bit.ly/ELFCMXmasQuiz2025---He was the author of "Alice in Wonderland", and has gone down in history as one of the greatest children's writers of all time. But he had some very unusual habits, preferred the company of children to adults, and took his secrets to the grave.  ln this episode, we explore the bizarre life of Lewis Caroll. The famous boat ride of 4th of July of 1862The early life of Lewis CarollHis speech impedimentWinning a place at Oxford UniversityTeaching at OxfordPublishing his first literary workLewis Carroll's photographyMeeting AliceHis relationship with Alice & her sistersThe writing of Alice in WonderlandWhy Alice in Wonderland was such a big successThe controversies of Lewis Caroll Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/lewis-carroll ---You might like:? Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]? A look inside Leonardo English membership? Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية