I know it's Friday but this channel got me massively overexcited and I just couldn't help myself. Prepare to dribble all over your keyboard. This is past mouth-watering!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3xxYsIMs6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl5Jx0o5F_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX6K-Z67vI4&spfreload=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMoYxUMJG4c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuW7FHw0x_Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwPcS9vhO7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBWKj9lezrc

Self-study resources

Yet again...I can't believe all this is free of charge.

Crashcourses (15 min presentations with pretty accurate closed captions available)
https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse

Full semesters organized by subject (Higher learning. Verbatim closed captions available)
http://oyc.yale.edu/courses
https://www.youtube.com/user/YaleCourses/playlists

Short clips organized by topic. (clowny approach)
https://www.youtube.com/user/OUlearn

In-depth documentaries (full transcripts available)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/topics/

In-depths investigative reports (full transcripts available)
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/episodes/

Debate sites (Closed captions available)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY
https://www.youtube.com/user/IntelligenceSquared

Short clips on a variety of topics (closed captions in several languages available)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog

Animated interviews with 20th century personalities.
https://www.youtube.com/user/blankonblank

Long articles on a variety of issues available as downloadable audio files
https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-long-read

Podcast dealing with different aspects of global development (full transcripts available)
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/series/global-development-podcast

These debates are a good way of getting familiar with sophisticated ways of interacting, negociating, expressing opinions, accepting others' views, rejecting others' arguments and so on. The topics they deal with are US foreign policy, technology, climate change or religion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3G4LA-QwR4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx0CXmagQu0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyIQrS0Wqr0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmTLdSfHh_U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8qPtLmfwZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AntDHcgDEks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDD6XZ55TAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOU306AvvHE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trSaVLbfspg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMraxhd9Z9Q

Video news

http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/feb/12/australia-toyota-closure-politics-video
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/nov/26/nsa-gchq-surveillance-made-simple-video-animation
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2013/aug/13/freed-matrix-3d-replay-technology-video
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2013/dec/16/tablet-google-apple-microsoft-2013-video-review
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/feb/14/fifth-snowstorm-blankets-new-york-2014-video
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/24/act-of-killing-oscar-nomination-indonesian-government

Brilliant  film show
http://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2013/dec/27/top-3-films-2013-video
http://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2014/feb/14/her-cuban-fury-monuments-men-video-review
http://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2014/jan/31/out-of-furnace-armstrong-lie-lone-survivor-video-review
http://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2014/jan/24/inside-llewyn-davies-teenage-august-osage-county-video-review

Excellent  interviews/reviews packed with descriptive vocab and brilliant chunks of language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_dH0w90lyc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoKea_49v3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R0WdUhVB84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYG_BJNhT6U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaK0YBA8Lss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQkuMe2-X3Y


Two podcasts for those hankering after more thorough reviews:

The Economist
https://soundcloud.com/theeconomist/new-fiction-peter-careys-the?in=theeconomist/sets/the-economist-culture
https://soundcloud.com/theeconomist/new-american-fiction-tainted?in=theeconomist/sets/the-economist-culture
https://soundcloud.com/theeconomist/picassos-pivotal-year?in=theeconomist/sets/the-economist-culture
The New Yorker
https://soundcloud.com/newyorker/the-new-yorker-out-loud-131007-pierpont
https://soundcloud.com/newyorker/the-new-yorker-out-loud-1

They say nothing s for free these days...
http://www.youtube.com/user/duncaninchina
http://www.youtube.com/user/rachelsenglish
http://www.youtube.com/user/ENGLISHCLASS101
http://www.youtube.com/user/JamesESL
http://www.youtube.com/user/bbclearningenglish?feature=watch

Some audiobooks to read out loud.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P72AD8ktEq4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSZ3wtqBpTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbE4NXHoTLI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwHs2mPoVfQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHpriA3E5vg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INO1XRZLYh8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9WYQmbmLeQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_6aaH2gtIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGpfu-KpuLw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wExK37zBmX8

Here's the role reversal vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b5Ld2j3VQY

Useful language for discussions and debates.

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/agreeing-disagreeing-expressions.htm

Short BBC clips of a variety of topics.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121012-the-city-of-the-future
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130402-a-self-employed-world
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130312-liquid-heart-of-south-america
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130205-sahara-life-giving-sands
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130402-typewriter-is-ipod-of-its-day
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130328-news-2050-hypersonic-take-off

 CITY GUIDES!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/series/amsterdam-city-guide
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/series/barcelona-city-guide
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/series/istanbul-city-guide
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/series/tokyo-city-guide

Inspiring ideas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6EOGDnUgS4

 Some great discussion and debate links you can fantastic tips from...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtLd6AKiTfs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM7ypUb62Hc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyhozMqvq1ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrcJOitz-d4

Interesting show on immigration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HshRtCDsF7g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc_Gc4bfnEg

 Three clips from a very juicy documentary

The English people are systematically taught is not the english most UK natives speak
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEsI2t-mvZk

English as the language of the Empire and Lingua franca
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzt2p1jRiro

Dated slang and slang that made it into the 21st century
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qub-s7e55k


 Naughty mockumentary on the history of the English language
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rexKqvgPVuA

What we did with inside job one can do with...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0PQAtko8Cc
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ommovies/contenidotematico.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEsI2t-mvZk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgljsnHknF4

Explore the amazing vintagey world of audioslides!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/audioslideshow/2012/nov/26/brief-history-of-global-capitalism-leo-panitch
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/audioslideshow/2012/oct/10/homelessness-mario-story-audio-slideshow

More juicy critical reviews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNgfaYmzZbA&list=ELBijyEGVUMqc

Film and music reviews.

Written reviews.
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/nov/28/guardian-best-albums-2012-20-11
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jun/03/angels-share-ken-loach-review

Podcast reviews.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/audio/2012/nov/29/popandrock-jessie-ware

Video reviews.
http://betchabottmdolla.blogspot.com.es/2012_04_01_archive.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/film+content/video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2012/nov/30/the-hunt-video-review

Picture reviews?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/gallery/2012/dec/01/10-best-screen-adaptations-pictures

A few interesting webpages to keep you busy for the duration of your nine English speaking lives


BERKLEE (musical life)
http://www.berklee.edu/video
THE MOTH (real life stories)
 http://themoth.org/
OPEN CULTURE (audiobooks life)
http://www.openculture.com/2012/10
YALE(psycological life, post-colonial life, popular science )
http://www.youtube.com/user/YaleUniversity#g/c/003CE0429CAE4E19 ()
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsj9AZnaaE&feature=edu&list=PLACAA5E35D77BA4B0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq6u4RFf7ck&list=EC27FAF837577D180A&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAQN6EPU7hc&feature=edu&list=PLACAA5E35D77BA4B0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKWhPbYwaE&feature=edu&list=PLACAA5E35D77BA4B0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyGEMsmcm54
HARVARD (quantum life)
http://athome.harvard.edu/programs/jmr/#
http://athome.harvard.edu/programs/sst/
http://athome.harvard.edu/programs/sst/video/sst1_5.html
http://athome.harvard.edu/programs/sst/video/sst1_3.html
DEF POETRY JAM (poetic life)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuH-ZMrlie0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuAbGJBvIVY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Xu0LW7ilo
STAND UP (not exactly PC fundamentalist humorous life)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ktBQ51iGWw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACA0OBB9Qc4&playnext=1&list=PL3F3F2DBBC3010312

Brilliant vocab videos! Try to repeat the definitions and examples along with the reader.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb3AsHQy0rw&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-19j66HoWJE&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KltDgdNf2sU&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuGUs6Z1oQQ&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eVOhw3FTFw&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y-DW3BzHW8&feature=relmfu


Same thing minus a proper voice plus helpful visual input and synonyms!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbNjrKaabFI&feature=related