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6 Minute English

6 Minute English

212 Episodes By BBC Radio www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9t...
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Thursday.
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Why everyone loves the underdog
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Mar 28 2024 6m
Embracing the Underdog Mentality
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Disability in music and theatre
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Mar 21 2024 5m
Confusion and Uncertainty
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What makes a great library?
What makes a library a library? Neil and Beth discus... more
Mar 14 2024 6m
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Sewing to fight period poverty
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Mar 7 2024 6m
Fighting Period Poverty Through Education
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Plastic waste eaten by enzymes
Plastics can be difficult to recycle, could a recent... more
Feb 29 2024 6m
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Feed your brain
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Feb 22 2024 6m
Improving Brain Function Through Diet
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Food for new mums
What do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depe... more
Feb 15 2024 6m
Postpartum Nutrition and Newborn Care
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Fighting loneliness with soup
Neil and Beth discuss a project in the Netherlands f... more
Feb 8 2024 6m
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What is the future of work?
Should we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or... more
Feb 1 2024 6m
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How the language of menus matters
Could french menu terms be going out of fashion?...
Jan 25 2024 6m
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The psychology of greed
<p>Is it ever OK to be greedy?</p>
Jan 18 2024 6m
Taking Credit for Privilege and Success
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Addicted to sugar
How has sugar become such an important part of our d... more
Jan 11 2024 6m
The Importance of Sugar Throughout History
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Our love of pets
Why do we keep, and love, pets? Neil and Georgie dis... more
Jan 4 2024 6m
British Attitudes Towards Pets and Living Standards
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Sexism: Female farmers fighting back
Female farmers in many countries face sexism. Some a... more
Dec 28 2023 6m
Coffee Finance for Female Growers in Peru
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Learning lessons from the Moon
Summer 2023 saw two missions to the Moon. Why are sc... more
Dec 21 2023 6m
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Could we live without plastic?
Is it time to start living without plastic? Beth and... more
Dec 14 2023 6m
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Invasive species: Why don't we eat them?
Invasive species are causing problems for nature aro... more
Dec 7 2023 6m
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What and where is Little Italy?
How did Italian food become famous throughout the wo... more
Nov 30 2023 6m
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Social media and teenage health
What are the risks of social media to teenage health... more
Nov 23 2023 6m
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Mystery flying objects
What exactly did navy pilots see in 2004? The US inv... more
Nov 16 2023 6m
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Elephant-proof farming
What happens when an elephant wants to eat your crop... more
Nov 14 2023 6m
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Should we farm octopus?
Is it OK to eat animals that can feel emotion? Learn... more
Nov 2 2023 6m
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Ways to live for 100 years
More and more people are living to 100, but what is ... more
Oct 26 2023 6m
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How green is your money?
Should climate change make us think where to invest ... more
Oct 19 2023 6m
Silent Dialogue
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Mushrooms: Medicine or myth?
Today the medicinal mushroom industry is big busines... more
Oct 12 2023 6m
Young People's Attitudes Towards Mushrooms
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