Main content

6 Minute English Episodes

  1.

    What English phrases really mean

    British people love to play with words, but why do we do it? Pippa and Beth discuss this.

  2. What do you buy when you're sad?

    Have you ever bought something when you're sad and then regretted it later?

  3. What difference has #MeToo made?

    Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.

  4. What decides our taste?

    What makes us like the flavours we like? Phil and Beth discuss this.

  5. What chickens can teach us about hierarchies

    What can chickens help us learn about the way we organise ourselves?

  6. What causes hearing loss?

    As we get older, our hearing naturally gets worse. What are the causes of this decline?

  7. What can't computers do?

    Are you afraid of machines that copy human intelligent behaviour?

  8. What can we learn from toddlers?

    You might think that we teach toddlers, but they can teach us as well!

  9. What and where is Little Italy?

    How did Italian food become famous throughout the world? Find out with Neil and Georgie

  10. Welcome to the 'metaverse'

    We discuss how things like the metaverse and AI might influence how we live.

  11. Weight loss drugs

    How do weight loss drugs help people lose weight? Neil and Georgie hear from a professor.

  12. Ways to live for 100 years

    More and more people are living to 100, but what is the secret of a long life?

  13. Water Burial

    A new way to rest in peace

  14. Was Christmas better in the past?

    Beth and Neil talk about a strange emotion we can feel at Christmas called nostalgia.

  15. Walkman: the music player revolution

    Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.

  16. US and China vs climate change

    Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?

  17. United against food waste

    According to the UN, one third of the food we grow is thrown away. How can we stop this?

  18. Uniforms

    A policeman, a pilot, a chef - what's our fascination with uniforms?

  19. Transport of the future

    What will travel be like in the future? We discuss new ideas for moving us faster

  20. Translating recipes

    How to adapt dishes from other countries? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.

  21. Touring bands and climate change

    Music with a smaller carbon footprint. We discuss and teach new vocabulary.

  22. Too old to have a baby?

    Is it OK to be older parents?

  23. Too much sugar

    Are you aware of how much of the sweet stuff you eat?

  24. Too much stuff

    You've de-cluttered and tidied but could you live life free of stuff?

  25. Tips for parents coping with kids at home

    How do you cope with children at home during the lockdown? That's what we discuss.

  26. The world of Agatha Christie

    We discuss one of her most famous characters and teach you related vocabulary.

  27. The wonders of hair

    Did you know that when the entire body is aging hair can grow stronger?

  28. The wonder of blood

    It's amazing! What part of our body have scientists discovered can heal and help us?

  29. The woman whose cells never die

    Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.

  30. The way we look

    How much does appearance really matter?

  2. 1
  3. …
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. …
  10. 21