Spotlight English: Advanced

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at the terrible disease smallpox, and the debate about destroying the last small amounts of it.

Megan Nollet and Bruce Gulland look at the history and meaning of beards. Does having a beard make you more of a man?

Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at ancient places like Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids. These structures were built without modern tools. But how – and why?

Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the harmful practice of using skin whitening creams and lotions.

What would you do to take the perfect selfie? Would you do something dangerous? Crazy? Adam Navis and Katy Blake tell about government efforts to stop people from taking dangerous selfies.

Just because you can walk anywhere you want, doesn’t mean you should. Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid tell about the rules for hiking in Norway.

Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the history and work of the Red Cross, the Red Crescent and the Red Crystal.

Liz Waid and Colin Lowther tell about the traditional storyteller in Turkey – Nasreddin Hodja. He has a way of making people think differently!

Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at how people around the world drink alcohol. Some drink every day, but some never drink it. Why is there such a difference?

Do you have a good father? Adam Navis and Liz Waid look at what it means to be a good father. Can a person become a better father?

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at a difficult subject - being close to someone who is dying. They look at four things to say that can help.

Liz Waid and Colin Lowther tell about Brazilian professional surfer Derek Rabelo. This sport depends on seeing, but Derek is blind.

Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at the history and science of sleep. They investigate the benefits and troubles of getting a good night’s sleep.

How many pairs of shoes do you own? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at a culture of people who collect one kind of shoe.

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland discuss a difficult issue for many parents - is it good to punish children by hitting them?

Liz Waid and Adam Navis tell about the world’s time zones. This global system helps us organize time around the entire world.

Bruce Gulland and Adam Navis look at vaping. Many people believe vaping is better for you than smoking. But is it?

All over the world, people share a love of tea. Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the history and customs of this popular drink.

Spotlight tells about the work of a man born with no arms and no legs. He shares what gives him hope.

Did you ever think that singing in the shower could help an entire country?

Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the popular game of Backgammon. No one knows where it started, but it may influence peace in the future.

Complex megaprojects can improve life for many people. But they can also have big problems. Liz Waid and Colin Lowther talk about the positives and negatives of Megaprojects.

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at Andrew Shapiro’s attempt to break a world record. Can he do 10,000 pull-ups?

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland tell about content moderators. These people see all the terrible images on the internet so that other people do not have to.

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland tell about the National Museum of Brazil. In 2018, 90% of the museum was destroyed. It provides a lesson and a warning for people around the world.