6 Minute English

Bitcoin's energy cost 27.09.2021 6:27 ↓

Bitcoin: is it an investment option for ordinary people?

I love my language! 23.09.2021 6:27 ↓

Neil and Sam talk about a woman's effort to keep her language alive.

Why are people collecting NFTs? 20.09.2021 6:29 ↓

What are 'non-fungible tokens'? That's what Neil and Sam talk about in this programme.

Robot Artists 16.09.2021 6:55 ↓

Will Robots ever be able to think or dream? Could they fall in love or create art?

Bats: Friend or foe? 13.09.2021 6:28 ↓

Learn more about these furry flying mammals with Neil and Sam.

Is the planet warming up faster? 09.09.2021 6:55 ↓

Some extreme weather events are puzzling scientists.

Is technology harmful to youngsters? 06.09.2021 6:27 ↓

Can spending hours online affect the new generation's mental health?

Is chimp politics like ours? 02.09.2021 6:55 ↓

Just like humans, chimps live in social groups, have leaders and a desire for power.

Making sense of the census 26.08.2021 6:53 ↓

What's behind counting people in a country? Neil and Sam talk about the census.

The fear of numbers 23.08.2021 6:26 ↓

Are you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary.

A future without doctors? 19.08.2021 6:55 ↓

We discuss if artificial intelligence could replace human doctors and nurses.

Lights! Camera! Kiss! - Intimacy on screen 16.08.2021 6:26 ↓

How actors are made to feel more comfortable when filming intimate scenes.

Head injury in sport 12.08.2021 6:55 ↓

Contact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.

Inside the head of Jeff Bezos 09.08.2021 7:18 ↓

How does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Listen to the programme to find out.

The history of swimming 05.08.2021 6:56 ↓

We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

Are humans a messy species? 29.07.2021 6:52 ↓

Learn the language of going to the toilet.

The loneliest man in history 26.07.2021 7:30 ↓

We talk about Michael Collins, who orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.

How colour affects us 19.07.2021 6:26 ↓

Neil and Georgina add some colour to your life by discussing how colour can make you feel

Flexible working 15.07.2021 6:26 ↓

Is there a stigma attached to not wanting to work the 9-to-5 shift?

Hypnotism 08.07.2021 6:27 ↓

Hypnotism has always fascinated us, but can anyone be hypnotised?

Saving the white rhinos 01.07.2021 6:25 ↓

Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.

Making old things last longer 24.06.2021 6:27 ↓

Shouldn't we stop throwing things away and start fixing them?

Building rapport with others 17.06.2021 6:26 ↓

We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

Food superstitions 10.06.2021 6:27 ↓

We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.

The Rosetta Stone 03.06.2021 6:27 ↓

How the famous piece of rock became the key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs.