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6 Minute English
Podcast

6 Minute English

BBC Radio

338 episodes · Education, Language Learning

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 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

Episodes

How do we describe smells?
How do we describe smells?
Aug 27, 2026 · 6 min
Sharing the road with driverless cars
Sharing the road with driverless cars
Aug 20, 2026 · 6 min
Who does the housework?
Who does the housework?
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 min
How do climate scientists make predictions?
How do climate scientists make predictions?
Aug 6, 2026 · 6 min
The Enhanced Games
The Enhanced Games
Jul 30, 2026 · 6 min
Children in warzones
Children in warzones
Jul 23, 2026 · 6 min
What's in a footballer's brain?
What's in a footballer's brain?
Jul 16, 2026 · 6 min
Should we cycle more?
Should we cycle more?
Jul 9, 2026 · 6 min
Rude emails
Rude emails
Jul 2, 2026 · 6 min
Stress-free family meals
Stress-free family meals
Jun 25, 2026 · 6 min
Limiting screen time for children
Limiting screen time for children
Jun 18, 2026 · 6 min
How advertisers make us spend money
How advertisers make us spend money
Jun 11, 2026 · 6 min
The power of poetry
The power of poetry
Jun 4, 2026 · 6 min
Living with debt
Living with debt
May 28, 2026 · 6 min
Making cities feel quieter
Making cities feel quieter
May 21, 2026 · 6 min
How reading shapes your brain
How reading shapes your brain
May 14, 2026 · 6 min
Searching for life on another planet
Searching for life on another planet
May 7, 2026 · 6 min
Should we eat ultra-processed food?
Should we eat ultra-processed food?
Apr 30, 2026 · 6 min
Why are we all so stressed?
Why are we all so stressed?
Apr 23, 2026 · 6 min
Love the foods you hate
Love the foods you hate
Apr 16, 2026 · 6 min
The future of food
The future of food
Apr 9, 2026 · 6 min
Are saunas good for you?
Are saunas good for you?
Apr 2, 2026 · 6 min
Weight loss drugs
Weight loss drugs
Mar 26, 2026 · 6 min
How do we adapt to the cold?
How do we adapt to the cold?
Mar 19, 2026 · 6 min
Should we pay more for chocolate?
Should we pay more for chocolate?
Mar 12, 2026 · 6 min
Why are some animals black and white?
Why are some animals black and white?
Mar 5, 2026 · 6 min
The power of pepper
The power of pepper
Feb 26, 2026 · 6 min
Dreaming of being a chef
Dreaming of being a chef
Feb 19, 2026 · 6 min
Artistic swimming
Artistic swimming
Feb 12, 2026 · 6 min
Rethinking dyslexia
Rethinking dyslexia
Feb 5, 2026 · 6 min
Why are billionaires building bunkers?
Why are billionaires building bunkers?
Jan 29, 2026 · 7 min
Scared to speak English?
Scared to speak English?
Jan 22, 2026 · 7 min
What English phrases really mean
What English phrases really mean
Jan 15, 2026 · 6 min
Is social media dead?
Is social media dead?
Jan 8, 2026 · 6 min
Is it OK to disagree?
Is it OK to disagree?
Jan 1, 2026 · 6 min
Was Christmas better in the past?
Was Christmas better in the past?
Dec 25, 2025 · 6 min
Finding and eating wild food
Finding and eating wild food
Dec 18, 2025 · 6 min
How are horses helping to heal humans?
How are horses helping to heal humans?
Dec 11, 2025 · 6 min
What’s your favourite flavour of crisp?
What’s your favourite flavour of crisp?
Dec 4, 2025 · 6 min
How are influencers affecting politics?
How are influencers affecting politics?
Nov 27, 2025 · 6 min
Do you have good dining etiquette?
Do you have good dining etiquette?
Nov 20, 2025 · 6 min
How important is play?
How important is play?
Nov 13, 2025 · 6 min
Do you like garlic?
Do you like garlic?
Nov 6, 2025 · 6 min
Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?
Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?
Oct 30, 2025 · 6 min
Did a civilisation exist on Earth before humans?
Did a civilisation exist on Earth before humans?
Oct 23, 2025 · 6 min
Are we too fixated on protein?
Are we too fixated on protein?
Oct 16, 2025 · 6 min
What makes a good citizen?
What makes a good citizen?
Oct 9, 2025 · 6 min
Have you ever seen a whale?
Have you ever seen a whale?
Oct 2, 2025 · 6 min
The criminal trade in ancient objects
The criminal trade in ancient objects
Sep 25, 2025 · 6 min
Would you like a robot companion?
Would you like a robot companion?
Sep 18, 2025 · 6 min