6 Minute English
BBC Radio
Learn and practise useful English with clips from programmes around the BBC. Each week, we talk about an interesting topic and learn helpful words and phrases used in natural spoken English - all in 6 minutes! Practise your listening and hear natural spoken English. Find more at
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Episodes
Mentioned books
Sep 16, 2021 • 7min
Robot Artists
Will Robots ever be able to think or dream? Could they fall in love or create art?
Sep 13, 2021 • 6min
Bats: Friend or foe?
Learn more about these furry flying mammals with Neil and Sam.
Sep 9, 2021 • 7min
Is the planet warming up faster?
Some extreme weather events are puzzling scientists.
Sep 6, 2021 • 6min
Is technology harmful to youngsters?
Can spending hours online affect the new generation's mental health?
Sep 2, 2021 • 7min
Is chimp politics like ours?
Just like humans, chimps live in social groups, have leaders and a desire for power.
Aug 26, 2021 • 7min
Making sense of the census
What's behind counting people in a country? Neil and Sam talk about the census.
Aug 23, 2021 • 6min
The fear of numbers
Are you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary.
Aug 19, 2021 • 7min
A future without doctors?
We discuss if artificial intelligence could replace human doctors and nurses.
Aug 16, 2021 • 6min
Lights! Camera! Kiss! - Intimacy on screen
How actors are made to feel more comfortable when filming intimate scenes.
Aug 12, 2021 • 7min
Head injury in sport
Contact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.
