Description
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Friday.
233 Episodes
access_time9 days ago
Neil and Georgina discuss noise and whether it is bad for our health.
access_time16 days ago
Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?
access_time30 days ago
Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.
access_time1 month ago
Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.
access_time1 month ago
Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.
access_time2 months ago
Hear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.
access_time2 months ago
Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.
access_time2 months ago
Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.
access_time3 months ago
Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
access_time3 months ago
Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.
access_time3 months ago
Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.
access_time3 months ago
Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.
access_time4 months ago
Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
access_time4 months ago
Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
access_time4 months ago
Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.
access_time4 months ago
We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.
access_time4 months ago
Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics
access_time5 months ago
We talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.
access_time5 months ago
We discuss how these sea creatures could help us solve the problem of plastic pollution.
access_time5 months ago
Communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.
access_time5 months ago
Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.
access_time6 months ago
We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.
access_time6 months ago
We talk about online fraud and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
access_time6 months ago
Many scientists are wondering whether it’s now too late to stop global warming.
access_time6 months ago
Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.
access_time7 months ago
Hear about projects to create liveable underwater habitats and learn new vocabulary.
access_time7 months ago
Rob and Sam discuss plans in the US to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on election day.
access_time7 months ago
Hear Jane Goodall talk about the deep connections between humans and the great apes.
access_time7 months ago
Neil and Sam talk about the subject and teach you vocabulary along the way.
access_time8 months ago
Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.
access_time8 months ago
Grandmothers are being trained to provide therapy to people in their community.
access_time8 months ago
The number of bees is declining at an alarming rate, with serious consequences for us.
access_time8 months ago
We discuss what to do when you are confronted with someone who spreads falsehoods.
access_time8 months ago
In this programme, we’ll be finding out all about blood and teaching you some vocabulary.
access_time9 months ago
Rob and Neil discuss the future of our cities and teach you useful vocabulary.
access_time9 months ago
In an era of fake news, could it be that we are living through a crisis in trust?
access_time9 months ago
Can companies operate better without managers? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
access_time9 months ago
Neil and Georgina talk about Covid-19 and teach you related vocabulary.
access_time10 months ago
Find out how growing plants in space might help develop better crops.
access_time10 months ago
Neil and Sam discuss how sport is giving hope to young people leading the toughest lives.
access_time10 months ago
Companies are rushing to install technology to make offices safer. Neil and Sam discuss.
access_time10 months ago
Can wearing masks in public help prevent the spread of coronavirus? Rob and Sam discuss.
access_time11 months ago
Rob and Sam discuss the new generation's desire to make the world a better place.
access_time11 months ago
Neil and Sam talk about being a saver in a consumer culture and teach you vocabulary.
access_time11 months ago
Takeaway apps are changing food culture. We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
access_time11 months ago
Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.
access_time11 months ago
We talk about the over-reliance on recycling rather than reducing the use of plastics
