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.

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20 episodes
Updated Thursday

Episodes20

Newest first

The Enhanced Games
What would the world of athletics look like if athletes were allowed to take drugs?
Thursday · 6 min
Children in warzones
How does war affect children?
July 23 · 6 min
What's in a footballer's brain?
How do footballers cope with high pressure scenarios like penalties and corners?
July 16 · 6 min
Should we cycle more?
Learn about a new scheme to spread the benefits of cycling. Neil and Becca discuss.
July 9 · 6 min
Rude emails
Have you ever received an uncivil email? Phil and Becca discuss
July 2 · 6 min
Stress-free family meals
What foods did you dislike when you were growing up?
June 25 · 6 min
Limiting screen time for children
Many parents worry that their children spend too much time on screens.
June 18 · 6 min
How advertisers make us spend money
Advertisers are constantly trying to influence our behaviour. Pippa and Phil discuss.
June 11 · 6 min
The power of poetry
Learn about the positive impacts of poetry and practise your listening skills
June 4 · 6 min
Living with debt
Have you ever borrowed money to buy something?
May 28 · 6 min
Making cities feel quieter
How loud is it where you live? Would you prefer to live somewhere quiet?
May 21 · 6 min
How reading shapes your brain
Scientific research has shown that learning to read changes how our brains work.
May 14 · 6 min
Searching for life on another planet
Does life on another planet exist? Neil and Becca hear from experts about another planet.
May 7 · 6 min
Should we eat ultra-processed food?
Ultra-processed food can be tasty, but what is it doing to our health?
April 30 · 6 min
Why are we all so stressed?
Neil and Becca share their experiences with stress and teach you some new vocabulary.
April 23 · 6 min
Love the foods you hate
Are there foods that you just hate? Did you hated a food in the past but now like it?
April 16 · 6 min
The future of food
Do you know where your food comes from?
April 9 · 6 min
Are saunas good for you?
How do you feel about saunas? Does being in the heat make you tense or at ease?
April 2 · 6 min
Weight loss drugs
How do weight loss drugs help people lose weight? Neil and Georgie hear from a professor.
March 26 · 6 min
How do we adapt to the cold?
Some people don't seem to mind the cold, others seem to feel it much more strongly.
March 19 · 6 min

6 Minute English

The Enhanced Games

Children in warzones

What's in a footballer's brain?

Should we cycle more?

Rude emails

Stress-free family meals

Limiting screen time for children

How advertisers make us spend money

The power of poetry

Living with debt

Making cities feel quieter

How reading shapes your brain

Searching for life on another planet

Should we eat ultra-processed food?

Why are we all so stressed?

Love the foods you hate

The future of food

Are saunas good for you?

Weight loss drugs

How do we adapt to the cold?