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212 episodes

Disability in music and theatre

The UK's Equality Act of 2010 guaranteed the rights of disabled people to equal access to education, employment, and services, including music, theatre and the arts. Despite this, it's still difficult for disabled musicians and music fans to perform and see live music. Neil and Georgie introduce you to some ways people are trying to change this, while teaching you some useful vocabulary. (Image: Getty) TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240321 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Office English ✔️ News Review ✔️ The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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Mar 21
What makes a great library?

What makes a library a library? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240314 . FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️News Review ✔️The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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Mar 14
Sewing to fight period poverty

TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240307 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️News Review ✔️The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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Mar 07
Plastic waste eaten by enzymes

Plastics can be difficult to recycle, could a recently discovered enzyme help? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240229 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️News Review ✔️The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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Feb 29
Feed your brain

Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you learn English at bbclearningenglish.com

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Feb 22
Food for new mums

What do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depend on which country you are from?

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Feb 15
Fighting loneliness with soup

Neil and Beth discuss a project in the Netherlands for helping lonely people.

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Feb 08
What is the future of work?

Should we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive?

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Feb 01
How the language of menus matters

Could french menu terms be going out of fashion?

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Jan 25
The psychology of greed

Is it ever OK to be greedy?

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Jan 18
Addicted to sugar

How has sugar become such an important part of our diets? Neil and Georgie discuss.

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Jan 11
Our love of pets

Why do we keep, and love, pets? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach new vocabulary.

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Jan 04
Sexism: Female farmers fighting back

Female farmers in many countries face sexism. Some are finding ways to be fairly treated.

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Dec 28, 2023
Learning lessons from the Moon

Summer 2023 saw two missions to the Moon. Why are scientists so keen to get there?

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Dec 21, 2023
Could we live without plastic?

Is it time to start living without plastic? Beth and Neil discuss this.

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Dec 14, 2023
Invasive species: Why don't we eat them?

Invasive species are causing problems for nature around the world, so why not eat them?

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Dec 07, 2023
What and where is Little Italy?

How did Italian food become famous throughout the world? Find out with Neil and Georgie

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Nov 30, 2023
Social media and teenage health

What are the risks of social media to teenage health and what can be done about them?

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Nov 23, 2023
Mystery flying objects

What exactly did navy pilots see in 2004? The US investigates these UFOs now, in 2023.

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Nov 16, 2023
Elephant-proof farming

What happens when an elephant wants to eat your crops? How can you stop it?

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Nov 14, 2023
Should we farm octopus?

Is it OK to eat animals that can feel emotion? Learn vocabulary on this topic.

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Nov 02, 2023
Ways to live for 100 years

More and more people are living to 100, but what is the secret of a long life?

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Oct 26, 2023
How green is your money?

Should climate change make us think where to invest our money? Learn useful vocabulary.

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Oct 19, 2023
Mushrooms: Medicine or myth?

Today the medicinal mushroom industry is big business. But are there actually benefits?

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Oct 12, 2023
Saving dead languages

Some Australian languages have been saved from extinction. We discuss Barngala's revival.

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Oct 05, 2023
Sounds that make you want to scream

Some sounds cause some people huge distress. Learn about 'misophonia' here.

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Sep 28, 2023
How fans talk about their passions

Fandom is more than simply being a fan, and now it is developing its own language.

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Sep 21, 2023
Making male friends

Do men find it harder than women to make close friendships? Neil and Beth discuss.

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Sep 14, 2023
Space-saving solar hacks

How can we find space for new solar panels?

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Sep 07, 2023
The stories behind our names

What can names tell us about our culture and history?

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Aug 31, 2023