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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.

Find more at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

Follow us at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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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.

Find more at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

Follow us at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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Published 2021-11-25

How green is nuclear energy?

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How safe is a nuclear plant in a world of climate extremes? Listen to Neil and Sam.

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Published 2021-10-21

Where do your tips go?

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We talk about tipping: the act of giving extra money to someone that has served you well.

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Published 2021-10-14

Angela Merkel

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Sam and Neil talk about the influential German leader and teach you related vocabulary.

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Sam and Neil talk about the influential German leader and teach you related vocabulary.

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Published 2021-09-23

I love my language!

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Neil and Sam talk about a woman's effort to keep her language alive.

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Neil and Sam talk about a woman's effort to keep her language alive.

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Published 2021-09-20

Why are people collecting NFTs?

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What are 'non-fungible tokens'? That's what Neil and Sam talk about in this programme.

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Published 2021-09-16

Robot Artists

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Will Robots ever be able to think or dream? Could they fall in love or create art?

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Will Robots ever be able to think or dream? Could they fall in love or create art?

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Published 2021-09-02

Is chimp politics like ours?

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Just like humans, chimps live in social groups, have leaders and a desire for power.

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Just like humans, chimps live in social groups, have leaders and a desire for power.

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Published 2021-08-26

Making sense of the census

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What's behind counting people in a country? Neil and Sam talk about the census.

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What's behind counting people in a country? Neil and Sam talk about the census.

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Published 2021-08-23

The fear of numbers

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Are you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary.

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Are you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary.

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Published 2021-08-19

A future without doctors?

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

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

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Published 2021-08-12

Head injury in sport

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Contact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.

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Contact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.

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Published 2021-08-09

Inside the head of Jeff Bezos

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How does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Listen to the programme to find out.

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How does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Listen to the programme to find out.

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Published 2021-08-05

The history of swimming

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We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

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We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

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Published 2021-07-26

The loneliest man in history

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We talk about Michael Collins, who orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.

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We talk about Michael Collins, who orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.

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Published 2021-07-19

How colour affects us

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

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

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Published 2021-07-15

Flexible working

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

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

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Published 2021-07-08

Hypnotism

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

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

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Published 2021-07-01

Saving the white rhinos

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Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.

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Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.

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Published 2021-06-17

Building rapport with others

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We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

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We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

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Published 2021-06-10

Food superstitions

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

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

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Published 2021-06-03

The Rosetta Stone

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

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

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Published 2021-05-27

Compassion fatigue

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

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

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Published 2021-05-20

Hermits

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

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

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Published 2021-05-06

Mermaids

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We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.

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We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.

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Published 2021-04-29

A quieter world

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

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

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Published 2021-04-15

Naked in nature

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Hear about why being naked in nature might be good for you.

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Hear about why being naked in nature might be good for you.

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Published 2021-04-08

The language of biscuits

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Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.

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Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.

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Published 2021-04-01

Is English really English?

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Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.

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Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.

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Published 2021-03-25

Astronauts on strike?

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Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.

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Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.

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Published 2021-02-25

Covid: One year on

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Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.

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Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.

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Published 2021-02-18

Singing in tune

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Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

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Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

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Published 2021-02-11

Working for yourself

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Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.

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Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.

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