Explore every episode of the podcast 6 Minute English
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meet a real Willy Wonka | 29 Aug 2024 | 00:06:12 | |
Mmm, delicious. Hear a real-life chocolate maker talking about her job! Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240829 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app. | |||
| Why we love dumplings | 22 Aug 2024 | 00:06:10 | |
Every country seems to have its own version of dumplings! Neil and Beth discuss. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240822 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app. | |||
| Building a better world with wood? | 20 Jun 2024 | 00:06:13 | |
Did you know that being in nature, and building with wood, has benefits for our physical and mental health? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240620 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app. | |||
| Why are prices going up? | 29 Sep 2022 | 00:06:21 | |
We discuss inflation and economics and teach related vocabulary. | |||
| English for dating online | 22 Sep 2022 | 00:06:20 | |
We discuss language that gets used for dating online and new language that is emerging. | |||
| Man vs beast: Who is more efficient? | 15 Sep 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
We discuss the advantages of the design of the human body, and teach you vocabulary too. | |||
| Are you following your dreams? | 08 Sep 2022 | 00:06:19 | |
Hear about two people who dared to follow their dreams and are happy to have done so. | |||
| Do emojis make language better? | 01 Sep 2022 | 00:06:22 | |
Are emojis turning us into lazy writers? | |||
| Being a beauty influencer | 25 Aug 2022 | 00:06:19 | |
Hear about women who are using social media to change attitudes to beauty | |||
| Women in the workplace | 18 Aug 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
Hear about the career-killing tasks that are holding women back in the workplace | |||
| Connecting remote communities | 11 Aug 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
How do you connect the unconnected? | |||
| How pandemics end | 04 Aug 2022 | 00:06:24 | |
Covid-19, The Black Death ... We discuss what happens when deadly diseases go global. | |||
| Confused by modern idioms? | 28 Jul 2022 | 00:06:26 | |
We talk about some new expressions that have been introduced to English through the media | |||
| How names can tell painful stories | 13 Jun 2024 | 00:06:13 | |
Can names be attached to painful histories? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. [Image: Getty] TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240613 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app. | |||
| Which are more dangerous: Sharks or humans? | 21 Jul 2022 | 00:06:24 | |
From monster killers of the sea to endangered species - we talk sharks and vocabulary. | |||
| Climate change and evolution | 14 Jul 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
We discuss the impact of climate change on today's wildlife. | |||
| Preserving traditional recipes | 07 Jul 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
We discuss the tastes of our childhood and teach new vocabulary. | |||
| Restoring trust in science | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
Modern scientists are under pressure from critics motivated by political views. | |||
| The Manhattan Project | 23 Jun 2022 | 00:06:21 | |
Learn about the invention of the atomic bomb | |||
| Island life: Is it paradise? | 16 Jun 2022 | 00:06:20 | |
Rob and Sam discuss some of the problems Pacific islanders face and teach vocabulary. | |||
| The technology of translation | 09 Jun 2022 | 00:06:19 | |
What is the relationship between translation, technology and the human brain? | |||
| What is the Platinum Jubilee? | 01 Jun 2022 | 00:06:17 | |
We talk about a very British tradition involving Queen Elizabeth II | |||
| People who can taste words | 26 May 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
Can you imagine being able to ‘taste’ every word that you hear? | |||
| Finding your way in space | 20 May 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
What’s up and what’s down for astronauts who are floating in zero gravity? | |||
| Too old to have a baby? | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:06:19 | |
Men and women are having babies later in life. Why? And what does society think of older parents? TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240530 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app. | |||
| Can VR treat fears and phobias? | 12 May 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
VR is helping people overcome phobias and even tackling more serious problems. | |||
| Life in the modern office | 05 May 2022 | 00:06:17 | |
Great or awful? How do people rate office working? We talk about it and teach vocabulary. | |||
| Remembering Desmond Tutu | 28 Apr 2022 | 00:06:24 | |
Deep convictions and a sense of humour - we talk about a man who helped end apartheid. | |||
| Discoveries of the Deep Sea | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:06:16 | |
We talk about an extreme environment, and teach you vocabulary along the way. | |||
| Rhetoric: How persuasive are you? | 14 Apr 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
We talk about an art that started with ancient Greek philosophers | |||
| Britain's love affair with coffee | 07 Apr 2022 | 00:06:26 | |
It's not all about tea - Britons like coffee too. Learn vocabulary to talk about it. | |||
| Optimists vs Pessimists | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:06:19 | |
Which one you are may be linked more to your birthplace and age than attitude. | |||
| The world of Agatha Christie | 25 Mar 2022 | 00:06:22 | |
We discuss one of her most famous characters and teach you related vocabulary. | |||
| Mars: Mysteries of the Red Planet | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
Neil and Sam discuss our fascination with the 'Red Planet' and teach you related vocab. | |||
| Why laughter is the best medicine | 10 Mar 2022 | 00:06:17 | |
Shouldn't we take laughter more seriously? We discuss and teach related vocabulary. | |||
| E-rickshaws driving away pollution | 30 May 2024 | 00:06:14 | |
Are electric rickshaws the solution to urban air pollution? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240606 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app. | |||
| Is being kind good for you? | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:06:17 | |
Neil and Sam discuss the benefits of kindness and teach you related vocabulary. | |||
| Eating bugs | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:06:19 | |
Neil and Sam discuss eating insects and teach you related vocabulary. | |||
| The benefits of boredom | 17 Feb 2022 | 00:06:15 | |
We talk about the positive side of boredom and teach you related vocabulary. | |||
| Sleepy in South Korea | 09 Feb 2022 | 00:06:19 | |
Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else. | |||
| Sleepy in South Korea | 03 Feb 2022 | 00:06:19 | |
Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else. | |||
| Preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics | 27 Jan 2022 | 00:06:18 | |
Artificial snow, coronavirus and controversy surround the Beijing Games starting soon. | |||
| Are personalised diets the best way to be healthy? | 20 Jan 2022 | 00:06:17 | |
We discuss how microbes matter when it comes to food, and teach some related vocabulary. | |||
| Inventing languages | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:06:14 | |
Learn about how languages get invented | |||
| Welcome to the 'metaverse' | 06 Jan 2022 | 00:06:19 | |
We discuss how things like the metaverse and AI might influence how we live. | |||
| Do trees have memories? | 30 Dec 2021 | 00:06:19 | |
We discuss whether plants can 'remember' stressful situations, such as droughts or pests. | |||
| How bubble tea got its bubbles | 23 May 2024 | 00:06:13 | |
How did bubble tea get its bubbles? How was this drink invented? Neil and Beth chat about this. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240523 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app. | |||
| Algorithms | 23 Dec 2021 | 00:06:19 | |
We talk about the maths formulas that are increasingly part of our lives. | |||
| Changing the Earth's climate | 16 Dec 2021 | 00:06:18 | |
Could diamonds help to prevent a climate catastrophe? That's what we discuss. | |||
| Body language online | 09 Dec 2021 | 00:06:19 | |
How can we make video conferences feel more natural? That's what Sam and Neil talk about. | |||