6 Minute English

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Episodes

Total: 251

A future without doctors?

2021/8/19

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

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

Head injury in sport

2021/8/12

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.

The history of swimming

2021/8/5

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.

How colour affects us

2021/7/19

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

Flexible working

2021/7/15

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

Hypnotism

2021/7/8

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

Saving the white rhinos

2021/7/1

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.

Food superstitions

2021/6/10

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

The Rosetta Stone

2021/6/3

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

Compassion fatigue

2021/5/27

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

Hermits

2021/5/20

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

When males are not needed

2021/5/14

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

Mermaids

2021/5/6

We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.

A quieter world

2021/4/29

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