Ophra

After 25 years, leading daytime TV with her talk show, Ophra finally bid her farewell on Wednesday.

Watch this PBS video, where Ophra's impact on TV and American culture is analysed.

Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour.

You can read a transcript here.

Shakira at Oxford Union

Watch the speech Shakira gave at Oxford Union about the work of her charity, Barefoot.

Sex and the City Kristin Davies on Letterman

Watch this extract of the interview to Kristin Davies on the David Letterman show some way back and try to understand what she says about the following items:

Solar-powered housed
Building a house
Africa
Oxfam



You can read the transcript here.

Ellen Pompeo on the David Letterman show

Watch this segment from the interview to Ellen Pompeo on the David Letterman show.

It is a bit dated, from 2008, but one can only wonder at the emptiness and vacuum of the stories these famous people tell.

Very good practice for our English, though.

You can read a transcript here.

Nicole Kidman

This is an  oldish interview of Nicole Kidman with Ellen Degeneres. Anyway, it gives us a good chance to get to know the person behind her public image while we practise our listening skills.



You can read a transcript of the interview here.

Jennifer Beals on the Late Late Show

Jennifer Beals, famous for her role in Flashdance and more recently on the drama series The L World, was a guest on CBS The Late Late Show.

Watch this nine-minute clip of the interview. No task. Simply enjoy the interview and Jennifer's down-to-earth personality.



You can read a transcript of the interview here.

BBC Five Minutes

BBC Five Minutes is the site for us. It is a regular feature of the BBC website that regularly shows us light-hearted five-minute interviews with celebrities and well-known people.

The only snag is that the videos cannot be easily downloaded and there are no transcripts.