6 Minute English
BBC Radio
6 Minute English
BBC Radio
Thursday 17 June 2021 : We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
Thursday 10 June 2021 : We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Thursday 03 June 2021 : How the famous piece of rock became the key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Thursday 27 May 2021 : Has the pandemic made people tired of feeling sorry for others and themselves?
Thursday 20 May 2021 : Why do people decide to be alone for long periods of time?
Friday 14 May 2021 : We talk about different animals which can reproduce without having sex.
Thursday 06 May 2021 : We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.
Thursday 29 April 2021 : Neil and Georgina discuss noise and whether it is bad for our health.
Thursday 22 April 2021 : Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?
Thursday 15 April 2021 : Hear about why being naked in nature might be good for you.
Thursday 08 April 2021 : Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.
Thursday 01 April 2021 : Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.
Thursday 25 March 2021 : Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.
Thursday 18 March 2021 : Hear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.
Thursday 11 March 2021 : Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.
Thursday 04 March 2021 : Rob and Georgina talk about how to create a happy place.
Thursday 25 February 2021 : Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.
Thursday 18 February 2021 : Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
Thursday 11 February 2021 : Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.
Thursday 04 February 2021 : Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.
Thursday 28 January 2021 : Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.
Thursday 21 January 2021 : Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
Thursday 14 January 2021 : Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
Thursday 07 January 2021 : Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.
Thursday 31 December 2020 : We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.
6 Minute English
BBC Radio
Building rapport with others
We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
Food superstitions
We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.
The Rosetta Stone
How the famous piece of rock became the key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Compassion fatigue
Has the pandemic made people tired of feeling sorry for others and themselves?
Hermits
Why do people decide to be alone for long periods of time?
When males are not needed
We talk about different animals which can reproduce without having sex.
Mermaids
We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.
A quieter world
Neil and Georgina discuss noise and whether it is bad for our health.
US and China vs climate change
Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?
Naked in nature
Hear about why being naked in nature might be good for you.
The language of biscuits
Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.
Is English really English?
Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.
Astronauts on strike?
Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.
Digital help for blind people
Hear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.
What’s the key to happiness?
Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.
Looking for utopia
Rob and Georgina talk about how to create a happy place.
Covid: One year on
Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.
Singing in tune
Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
Working for yourself
Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.
How much heat do you lose from your head?
Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.
The woman whose cells never die
Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.
What makes a good story?
Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
For the love of foreign languages
Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
Why can't we resist comfort food?
Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.
What is fat-shaming?
We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.
