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Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
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3D printers
We look at the role of 3D printers in medicine, and teach you some related vocabulary.
06:17
22/12/2022
Are opinion polls accurate?
What can opinion polls really tell us?
06:20
15/12/2022
Deep-sea mining: Good or bad for the planet?
Could some ideas to deal with climate change actually damage the environment?
06:22
08/12/2022
Can music mend a broken heart?
Meet a singer-songwriter who used music to express her feelings of falling in love.
06:16
01/12/2022
The art of conversation
We discuss whether the art of conversation is being lost in the era of social media
06:19
24/11/2022
Qatar's World Cup workers
Hear about the workers who built the World Cup stadiums
06:11
17/11/2022
Controlling the weather
We discuss two different types of weather manipulation.
06:17
10/11/2022
Meet the flavourists
Is designing a food flavour a dark art? We talk about the people who make flavours.
06:20
03/11/2022
Are Halloween costumes too scary?
Some parents are complaining that some Halloween costumes are too scary.
06:18
27/10/2022
Does climate change make you anxious?
We discuss how extreme weather events are affecting our mental health.
06:20
20/10/2022
Translating recipes
How to adapt dishes from other countries? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
06:20
13/10/2022
Are artistic brains different?
We talk about Mozart, Jimi Hendrix and teach you vocabulary.
06:19
06/10/2022
Why are prices going up?
We discuss inflation and economics and teach related vocabulary.
06:21
29/09/2022
English for dating online
We discuss language that gets used for dating online and new language that is emerging.
06:20
22/09/2022
Man vs beast: Who is more efficient?
We discuss the advantages of the design of the human body, and teach you vocabulary too.
06:18
15/09/2022
Are you following your dreams?
Hear about two people who dared to follow their dreams and are happy to have done so.
06:19
08/09/2022
Do emojis make language better?
Are emojis turning us into lazy writers?
06:22
01/09/2022
Being a beauty influencer
Hear about women who are using social media to change attitudes to beauty
06:19
25/08/2022
Women in the workplace
Hear about the career-killing tasks that are holding women back in the workplace
06:18
18/08/2022
Connecting remote communities
How do you connect the unconnected?
06:18
11/08/2022
How pandemics end
Covid-19, The Black Death ... We discuss what happens when deadly diseases go global.
06:24
04/08/2022
Confused by modern idioms?
We talk about some new expressions that have been introduced to English through the media
06:26
28/07/2022
Which are more dangerous: Sharks or humans?
From monster killers of the sea to endangered species - we talk sharks and vocabulary.
06:24
21/07/2022
Climate change and evolution
We discuss the impact of climate change on today's wildlife.
06:18
14/07/2022
Preserving traditional recipes
We discuss the tastes of our childhood and teach new vocabulary.
06:18
07/07/2022
Restoring trust in science
Modern scientists are under pressure from critics motivated by political views.
06:18
30/06/2022
The Manhattan Project
Learn about the invention of the atomic bomb
06:21
23/06/2022
Island life: Is it paradise?
Rob and Sam discuss some of the problems Pacific islanders face and teach vocabulary.
06:20
16/06/2022
The technology of translation
What is the relationship between translation, technology and the human brain?
06:19
09/06/2022
What is the Platinum Jubilee?
We talk about a very British tradition involving Queen Elizabeth II
06:17
01/06/2022
People who can taste words
Can you imagine being able to ‘taste’ every word that you hear?
06:18
26/05/2022
Finding your way in space
What’s up and what’s down for astronauts who are floating in zero gravity?
06:18
20/05/2022
Can VR treat fears and phobias?
VR is helping people overcome phobias and even tackling more serious problems.
06:18
12/05/2022
Life in the modern office
Great or awful? How do people rate office working? We talk about it and teach vocabulary.
06:17
05/05/2022
Remembering Desmond Tutu
Deep convictions and a sense of humour - we talk about a man who helped end apartheid.
06:24
28/04/2022
Discoveries of the Deep Sea
We talk about an extreme environment, and teach you vocabulary along the way.
06:16
21/04/2022
Rhetoric: How persuasive are you?
We talk about an art that started with ancient Greek philosophers
06:18
14/04/2022
Britain's love affair with coffee
It's not all about tea - Britons like coffee too. Learn vocabulary to talk about it.
06:26
07/04/2022
Optimists vs Pessimists
Which one you are may be linked more to your birthplace and age than attitude.
06:19
31/03/2022
The world of Agatha Christie
We discuss one of her most famous characters and teach you related vocabulary.
06:22
25/03/2022
Mars: Mysteries of the Red Planet
Neil and Sam discuss our fascination with the 'Red Planet' and teach you related vocab.
06:18
17/03/2022
Why laughter is the best medicine
Shouldn't we take laughter more seriously? We discuss and teach related vocabulary.
06:17
10/03/2022
Is being kind good for you?
Neil and Sam discuss the benefits of kindness and teach you related vocabulary.
06:17
03/03/2022
Eating bugs
Neil and Sam discuss eating insects and teach you related vocabulary.
06:19
24/02/2022
The benefits of boredom
We talk about the positive side of boredom and teach you related vocabulary.
06:15
17/02/2022
Sleepy in South Korea
Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else.
06:19
09/02/2022
Preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics
Artificial snow, coronavirus and controversy surround the Beijing Games starting soon.
06:18
27/01/2022
Are personalised diets the best way to be healthy?
We discuss how microbes matter when it comes to food, and teach some related vocabulary.
06:17
20/01/2022
Inventing languages
Learn about how languages get invented
06:14
13/01/2022
Welcome to the 'metaverse'
We discuss how things like the metaverse and AI might influence how we live.
06:19
06/01/2022
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