6 Minute English
BBC Radio
6 Minute English
BBC Radio
Thursday 30 June 2022 : Modern scientists are under pressure from critics motivated by political views.
Thursday 23 June 2022 : Learn about the invention of the atomic bomb
Thursday 16 June 2022 : Rob and Sam discuss some of the problems Pacific islanders face and teach vocabulary.
Thursday 09 June 2022 : What is the relationship between translation, technology and the human brain?
Wednesday 01 June 2022 : We talk about a very British tradition involving Queen Elizabeth II
Thursday 26 May 2022 : Can you imagine being able to ‘taste’ every word that you hear?
Friday 20 May 2022 : What’s up and what’s down for astronauts who are floating in zero gravity?
Thursday 12 May 2022 : VR is helping people overcome phobias and even tackling more serious problems.
Thursday 05 May 2022 : Great or awful? How do people rate office working? We talk about it and teach vocabulary.
Thursday 28 April 2022 : Deep convictions and a sense of humour - we talk about a man who helped end apartheid.
Thursday 21 April 2022 : We talk about an extreme environment, and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Thursday 14 April 2022 : We talk about an art that started with ancient Greek philosophers
Thursday 07 April 2022 : It's not all about tea - Britons like coffee too. Learn vocabulary to talk about it.
Thursday 31 March 2022 : Which one you are may be linked more to your birthplace and age than attitude.
Friday 25 March 2022 : We discuss one of her most famous characters and teach you related vocabulary.
Thursday 17 March 2022 : Neil and Sam discuss our fascination with the 'Red Planet' and teach you related vocab.
Thursday 10 March 2022 : Shouldn't we take laughter more seriously? We discuss and teach related vocabulary.
Thursday 03 March 2022 : Neil and Sam discuss the benefits of kindness and teach you related vocabulary.
Thursday 24 February 2022 : Neil and Sam discuss eating insects and teach you related vocabulary.
Thursday 17 February 2022 : We talk about the positive side of boredom and teach you related vocabulary.
Thursday 10 February 2022 : We love and care for our pets. But do they care about us in return? Neil and Sam discuss.
Wednesday 09 February 2022 : Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else.
Thursday 03 February 2022 : Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else.
Thursday 27 January 2022 : Artificial snow, coronavirus and controversy surround the Beijing Games starting soon.
Thursday 20 January 2022 : We discuss how microbes matter when it comes to food, and teach some related vocabulary.
6 Minute English
BBC Radio
Restoring trust in science
Modern scientists are under pressure from critics motivated by political views.
The Manhattan Project
Learn about the invention of the atomic bomb
Island life: Is it paradise?
Rob and Sam discuss some of the problems Pacific islanders face and teach vocabulary.
The technology of translation
What is the relationship between translation, technology and the human brain?
What is the Platinum Jubilee?
We talk about a very British tradition involving Queen Elizabeth II
People who can taste words
Can you imagine being able to ‘taste’ every word that you hear?
Finding your way in space
What’s up and what’s down for astronauts who are floating in zero gravity?
Can VR treat fears and phobias?
VR is helping people overcome phobias and even tackling more serious problems.
Life in the modern office
Great or awful? How do people rate office working? We talk about it and teach vocabulary.
Remembering Desmond Tutu
Deep convictions and a sense of humour - we talk about a man who helped end apartheid.
Discoveries of the Deep Sea
We talk about an extreme environment, and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Rhetoric: How persuasive are you?
We talk about an art that started with ancient Greek philosophers
Britain's love affair with coffee
It's not all about tea - Britons like coffee too. Learn vocabulary to talk about it.
Optimists vs Pessimists
Which one you are may be linked more to your birthplace and age than attitude.
The world of Agatha Christie
We discuss one of her most famous characters and teach you related vocabulary.
Mars: Mysteries of the Red Planet
Neil and Sam discuss our fascination with the 'Red Planet' and teach you related vocab.
Why laughter is the best medicine
Shouldn't we take laughter more seriously? We discuss and teach related vocabulary.
Is being kind good for you?
Neil and Sam discuss the benefits of kindness and teach you related vocabulary.
Eating bugs
Neil and Sam discuss eating insects and teach you related vocabulary.
The benefits of boredom
We talk about the positive side of boredom and teach you related vocabulary.
Do our pets care about us?
We love and care for our pets. But do they care about us in return? Neil and Sam discuss.
Sleepy in South Korea
Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else.
Sleepy in South Korea
Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else.
Preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics
Artificial snow, coronavirus and controversy surround the Beijing Games starting soon.
Are personalised diets the best way to be healthy?
We discuss how microbes matter when it comes to food, and teach some related vocabulary.
