# Classic Stories: The 39 Steps Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-stories-740884/classic-stories-the-39-steps Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-stories-740884/classic-stories-the-39-steps.md Podcast: [Learning English Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-stories-740884) Published: 2026-05-22T10:15:00+00:00 Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nmqsgt Audio file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss-low/proto/http/vpid/p0nmqqlm.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learning-english-stories-740884/episodes/classic-stories-the-39-steps Duration seconds: 357 ## Resource Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 14 uses of β€˜lie’. Read by Tim. If you like learning English with podcasts, try some of our others! In The English We Speak, you learn interesting informal English words, phrases, expressions and idioms to level up your spoken English. Try it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the-english-we-speak If you'd like to learn about the news in English, try Learning English from the News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026 And if you haven't tried our most popular podcast, 6 Minute English, where have you been?! Try it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learning-english-stories-740884/episodes/classic-stories-the-39-steps/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-stories-740884/classic-stories-the-39-steps.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.