6 Minute English

What's behind counting people in a country? Neil and Sam talk about the census.

Are you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary.

We discuss if artificial intelligence could replace human doctors and nurses.

How actors are made to feel more comfortable when filming intimate scenes.

Contact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.

How does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Listen to the programme to find out.

We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

Learn the language of going to the toilet.

We talk about Michael Collins, who orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.

Neil and Georgina add some colour to your life by discussing how colour can make you feel

Is there a stigma attached to not wanting to work the 9-to-5 shift?

Hypnotism has always fascinated us, but can anyone be hypnotised?

Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.

Shouldn't we stop throwing things away and start fixing them?

We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.

How the famous piece of rock became the key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Has the pandemic made people tired of feeling sorry for others and themselves?

Why do people decide to be alone for long periods of time?

We talk about different animals which can reproduce without having sex.

We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.

Neil and Georgina discuss noise and whether it is bad for our health.

Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?

Hear about why being naked in nature might be good for you.

Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.

Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.

Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.

Hear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.

Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.

Rob and Georgina talk about how to create a happy place.

Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.

Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.

Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.

Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.

Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.

Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?

Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.

We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.

Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics

We talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.

We discuss how these sea creatures could help us solve the problem of plastic pollution.

Communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.

Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.

We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.

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

Many scientists are wondering whether it’s now too late to stop global warming.

Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.

Hear about projects to create liveable underwater habitats and learn new vocabulary.

Rob and Sam discuss plans in the US to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on election day.