6 Minute English

BBC

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...

Episodes

How reading shapes your brain

Searching for life on another planet

Should we eat ultra-processed food?

Why are we all so stressed?

Love the foods you hate

The future of food

Are saunas good for you?

Weight loss drugs

How do we adapt to the cold?

Should we pay more for chocolate?

Why are some animals black and white?

The power of pepper

Dreaming of being a chef

Artistic swimming

Rethinking dyslexia

Why are billionaires building bunkers?

Scared to speak English?

What English phrases really mean

Is social media dead?

Is it OK to disagree?