6 Minute English

6 Minute English episodes:

• 05.09.2024

  Bitter food, better health?

  Could bitter foods be better for your health? (Image: Getty Images) 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-240509 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ...

  
• 05.02.2024

  Talking at the table

  A lot can happen at the dinner table, and not just eating! Beth and Neil discuss chatting at meal times and teach you some useful vocabulary. (Image: Getty) TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to...

  
• 04.25.2024

  Eating for two

  Mums-to-be often feel guilty about the food they crave in pregnancy. Georgie and Phil 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...

  
• 04.18.2024

  Dancing for the brain

  Not a dancer? You might change your mind once you hear the benefits! Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. (Image: Getty) TRANSCRIPT 
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• 04.11.2024

  Nudges: The secrets of persuasion

  Are nudges good or bad? Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you 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-240411. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...

  
• 04.04.2024

  Why sitting is bad for health

  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-240404 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: ✔️ News Review ✔️ The...

  
• 03.28.2024

  Why everyone loves the underdog

  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-240328 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?...

  
• 03.21.2024

  Disability in music and theatre

  The UK's Equality Act of 2010 guaranteed the rights of disabled people to equal access to education, employment, and services, including music, theatre and the arts. Despite this, it's still difficult for disabled musicians and music fans to perform and...

  
• 03.14.2024

  What makes a great library?

  What makes a library a library? 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-240314 . FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our...

  
• 03.07.2024

  Sewing to fight period poverty

  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-240307 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: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️News Review ✔️The...

  
• 02.29.2024

  Plastic waste eaten by enzymes

  Plastics can be difficult to recycle, could a recently discovered enzyme help? 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-240229...

  
• 02.22.2024

  Feed your brain

  Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you learn English at bbclearningenglish.com

  
• 02.15.2024

  Food for new mums

  What do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depend on which country you are from?

  
• 02.08.2024

  Fighting loneliness with soup

  Neil and Beth discuss a project in the Netherlands for helping lonely people.

  
• 02.01.2024

  What is the future of work?

  Should we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive?

  
• 01.25.2024

  How the language of menus matters

  Could french menu terms be going out of fashion?

  
• 01.18.2024

  The psychology of greed

  Is it ever OK to be greedy?

  
• 01.11.2024

  Addicted to sugar

  How has sugar become such an important part of our diets? Neil and Georgie discuss.

  
• 01.04.2024

  Our love of pets

  Why do we keep, and love, pets? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach new vocabulary.

  
• 12.28.2023

  Sexism: Female farmers fighting back

  Female farmers in many countries face sexism. Some are finding ways to be fairly treated.

  
• 12.21.2023

  Learning lessons from the Moon

  Summer 2023 saw two missions to the Moon. Why are scientists so keen to get there?

  
• 12.14.2023

  Could we live without plastic?

  Is it time to start living without plastic? Beth and Neil discuss this.

  
• 12.07.2023

  Invasive species: Why don't we eat them?

  Invasive species are causing problems for nature around the world, so why not eat them?

  
• 11.30.2023

  What and where is Little Italy?

  How did Italian food become famous throughout the world? Find out with Neil and Georgie

  
• 11.23.2023

  Social media and teenage health

  What are the risks of social media to teenage health and what can be done about them?

  
• 11.16.2023

  Mystery flying objects

  What exactly did navy pilots see in 2004? The US investigates these UFOs now, in 2023.

  
• 11.14.2023

  Elephant-proof farming

  What happens when an elephant wants to eat your crops? How can you stop it?

  
• 11.02.2023

  Should we farm octopus?

  Is it OK to eat animals that can feel emotion? Learn vocabulary on this topic.

  
• 10.26.2023

  Ways to live for 100 years

  More and more people are living to 100, but what is the secret of a long life?

  
• 10.19.2023

  How green is your money?

  Should climate change make us think where to invest our money? Learn useful vocabulary.

  
• 10.12.2023

  Mushrooms: Medicine or myth?

  Today the medicinal mushroom industry is big business. But are there actually benefits?

  
• 10.05.2023

  Saving dead languages

  Some Australian languages have been saved from extinction. We discuss Barngala's revival.

  
• 09.28.2023

  Sounds that make you want to scream

  Some sounds cause some people huge distress. Learn about 'misophonia' here.

  
• 09.21.2023

  How fans talk about their passions

  Fandom is more than simply being a fan, and now it is developing its own language.

  
• 09.14.2023

  Making male friends

  Do men find it harder than women to make close friendships? Neil and Beth discuss.

  
• 09.07.2023

  Space-saving solar hacks

  How can we find space for new solar panels?

  
• 08.31.2023

  The stories behind our names

  What can names tell us about our culture and history?

  
• 08.24.2023

  Heatwaves - can we adapt?

  Heatwaves - can we adapt? 6 Minute English

  
• 08.17.2023

  Are you unhappy at work?

  How can jobs change so that workers are happier?

  
• 08.10.2023

  Do you have eco-anxiety?

  A growing number around the world are experiencing something called 'eco-anxiety'.

  
• 08.04.2023

  Can we stop natural disasters?

  Is there any way we can stop natural disasters being so damaging?

  
• 07.27.2023

  The right way to say sorry

  Neil and Beth talk about different ways of apologising.

  
• 07.20.2023

  Could you live on wild food?

  We hear about a new foraging project and the health benefits of eating wild food.

  
• 07.13.2023

  Plants fighting pollution

  We talk about whether plants can clean up our mess.

  
• 07.06.2023

  Should we fear chatbots?

  We talk about chatbots and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.

  
• 06.29.2023

  Is it wrong to eat plants?

  We are kind to animals. What about plants?

  
• 06.22.2023

  Sonic seasoning

  Can sound make your food taste better? Neil and Beth discuss.

  
• 06.15.2023

  The benefits of doing nothing

  Would being lazy have a purpose in life?

  
• 06.08.2023

  The art of subtitling

  Hear how subtitles can help bring TV and movies to life.

  
• 06.01.2023

  Ecotourism: good or bad?

  Is a style of tourism that respects animals and local communities working well?