6 Minute English
BBC Radio
6 Minute English
BBC Radio
Thursday 19 November 2020 : We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.
Thursday 12 November 2020 : We talk about online fraud and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
Thursday 05 November 2020 : Many scientists are wondering whether it’s now too late to stop global warming.
Thursday 29 October 2020 : Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.
Thursday 22 October 2020 : Hear about projects to create liveable underwater habitats and learn new vocabulary.
Thursday 15 October 2020 : Rob and Sam discuss plans in the US to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on election day.
Thursday 08 October 2020 : Hear Jane Goodall talk about the deep connections between humans and the great apes.
Thursday 01 October 2020 : Neil and Sam talk about the subject and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Thursday 24 September 2020 : Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Thursday 17 September 2020 : Grandmothers are being trained to provide therapy to people in their community.
Thursday 10 September 2020 : The number of bees is declining at an alarming rate, with serious consequences for us.
Thursday 03 September 2020 : We discuss what to do when you are confronted with someone who spreads falsehoods.
Thursday 27 August 2020 : In this programme, we’ll be finding out all about blood and teaching you some vocabulary.
Thursday 20 August 2020 : Rob and Neil discuss the future of our cities and teach you useful vocabulary.
Thursday 13 August 2020 : In an era of fake news, could it be that we are living through a crisis in trust?
Thursday 06 August 2020 : Can companies operate better without managers? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
Thursday 30 July 2020 : Neil and Georgina talk about Covid-19 and teach you related vocabulary.
Thursday 23 July 2020 : Find out how growing plants in space might help develop better crops.
Thursday 16 July 2020 : Neil and Sam discuss how sport is giving hope to young people leading the toughest lives.
Thursday 09 July 2020 : Companies are rushing to install technology to make offices safer. Neil and Sam discuss.
Thursday 02 July 2020 : Can wearing masks in public help prevent the spread of coronavirus? Rob and Sam discuss.
Thursday 25 June 2020 : Rob and Sam discuss the new generation's desire to make the world a better place.
Thursday 18 June 2020 : Neil and Sam talk about being a saver in a consumer culture and teach you vocabulary.
Thursday 11 June 2020 : Takeaway apps are changing food culture. We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
Thursday 04 June 2020 : Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.
6 Minute English
BBC Radio
Is punctuality important?
We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.
Could you be a victim of online fraud?
We talk about online fraud and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?
Many scientists are wondering whether it’s now too late to stop global warming.
Walkman: the music player revolution
Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.
Could humans live in underwater cities?
Hear about projects to create liveable underwater habitats and learn new vocabulary.
Hacking help for US elections
Rob and Sam discuss plans in the US to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on election day.
Do chimps have the same emotions as us?
Hear Jane Goodall talk about the deep connections between humans and the great apes.
How can we make the web a better place?
Neil and Sam talk about the subject and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic
Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe
Grandmothers are being trained to provide therapy to people in their community.
Is there a future without bees?
The number of bees is declining at an alarming rate, with serious consequences for us.
How to talk about conspiracy theories
We discuss what to do when you are confronted with someone who spreads falsehoods.
What’s the point of blood types?
In this programme, we’ll be finding out all about blood and teaching you some vocabulary.
Will Covid-19 change cities?
Rob and Neil discuss the future of our cities and teach you useful vocabulary.
Is this the era of distrust?
In an era of fake news, could it be that we are living through a crisis in trust?
No more bosses
Can companies operate better without managers? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
The medicine of coronavirus
Neil and Georgina talk about Covid-19 and teach you related vocabulary.
Food made in space
Find out how growing plants in space might help develop better crops.
Sport against poverty
Neil and Sam discuss how sport is giving hope to young people leading the toughest lives.
Covid-19: The office after lockdown
Companies are rushing to install technology to make offices safer. Neil and Sam discuss.
Should we wear a face mask?
Can wearing masks in public help prevent the spread of coronavirus? Rob and Sam discuss.
Millennials and business
Rob and Sam discuss the new generation's desire to make the world a better place.
Is being thrifty a virtue?
Neil and Sam talk about being a saver in a consumer culture and teach you vocabulary.
The food delivery revolution
Takeaway apps are changing food culture. We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
What difference has #MeToo made?
Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.
