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Was Christmas better in the past?

25.12.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Finding and eating wild food

18.12.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How are horses helping to heal humans?

11.12.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What’s your favourite flavour of crisp?

4.12.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How are influencers affecting politics?

27.11.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do you have good dining etiquette?

20.11.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How important is play?

13.11.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do you like garlic?

6.11.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?

30.10.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Did a civilisation exist on Earth before humans?

23.10.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are we too fixated on protein?

16.10.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What makes a good citizen?

9.10.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Have you ever seen a whale?

2.10.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The criminal trade in ancient objects

25.9.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Would you like a robot companion?

18.9.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What causes hearing loss?

11.9.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The joys of writing lists

4.9.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What's it like to be a twin?

28.8.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What's your favourite snack?

21.8.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Grown-ups buying kids’ toys

14.8.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are you flourishing?

7.8.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What is the manosphere?

31.7.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What is degrowth?

24.7.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How can we help wild bees?

17.7.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do you need to declutter your home?

10.7.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How do you say sorry?

3.7.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are plant-based substitutes healthier than meat?

26.6.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How do babies communicate?

19.6.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can climate change affect our mental health?

12.6.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How important is politeness?

5.6.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What's your favourite kind of noodle?

29.5.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Foods that go crunch

22.5.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Which cooking oil is the best?

15.5.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Should animals be kept in zoos?

8.5.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can cows prevent wildfires?

1.5.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How climate change affects animal migration

24.4.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can AI solve crime?

17.4.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Learning multiple languages

10.4.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are we getting more allergic to things?

3.4.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can we boost the immune system?

27.3.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Healthy meals on a budget

20.3.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Should we eat less rice?

13.3.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The country that measures happiness

6.3.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A vaccine for cancer

27.2.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Young women on social media

20.2.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Rage bait: How online anger makes money

13.2.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why smells make us feel at home

6.2.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Becoming a musician

30.1.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How the world learned to love fast food

23.1.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Which country has the best schools?

16.1.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Eating 50-year-old stew

9.1.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are you drinking enough water?

2.1.2025 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Embarrassed to go to the doctor?

26.12.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Call centres: Are you talking to AI?

19.12.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Making 'mum friends'

12.12.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can you trust ancestry DNA kits?

5.12.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How babies learn to talk

28.11.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The secrets to a healthy old age

21.11.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The bond between sisters

14.11.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Having acne

7.11.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why you need a good night's sleep

31.10.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Divorce: Why does it happen?

24.10.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Tech that refuses to die

17.10.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Did Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake?

10.10.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What decides our taste?

3.10.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Learning a new food culture

26.9.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Saving water in the driest place on Earth

19.9.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Keeping kids off smartphones

12.9.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Less salt, better health

5.9.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Meet a real Willy Wonka

29.8.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why we love dumplings

22.8.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Kids and climate change

15.8.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Birthday cakes

8.8.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The science of falling in love

1.8.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why read books, not screens?

25.7.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

AI to reduce animal testing

18.7.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The school that puts the kids in charge

11.7.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What can we learn from toddlers?

4.7.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How learning to read changes lives

27.6.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Building a better world with wood?

20.6.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How names can tell painful stories

13.6.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

E-rickshaws driving away pollution

6.6.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Too old to have a baby?

30.5.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How bubble tea got its bubbles

23.5.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can you keep a secret?

16.5.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Bitter food, better health?

9.5.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Talking at the table

2.5.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Eating for two

25.4.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Dancing for the brain

18.4.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Nudges: The secrets of persuasion

11.4.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why sitting is bad for health

4.4.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why everyone loves the underdog

28.3.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Disability in music and theatre

21.3.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What makes a great library?

14.3.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Sewing to fight period poverty

7.3.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Plastic waste eaten by enzymes

29.2.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Feed your brain

22.2.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Food for new mums

15.2.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Fighting loneliness with soup

8.2.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What is the future of work?

1.2.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How the language of menus matters

25.1.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The psychology of greed

18.1.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Addicted to sugar

11.1.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Our love of pets

4.1.2024 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Sexism: Female farmers fighting back

28.12.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Learning lessons from the Moon

21.12.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can we live without plastic?

14.12.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Invasive species: Why don't we eat them?

7.12.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What and where is Little Italy?

30.11.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Social media and teenage health

23.11.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Mystery flying objects

16.11.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Elephant-proof farming

9.11.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Should we farm octopus?

2.11.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Ways to live for 100 years

26.10.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How green is your money?

19.10.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Mushrooms: Medicine or myth?

12.10.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Saving dead languages

5.10.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Sounds that make you want to scream

28.9.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How fans talk about their passions

21.9.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Making male friends

14.9.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Space-saving solar hacks

7.9.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The stories behind our names

31.8.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Heatwaves: can we adapt?

24.8.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are you unhappy at work?

17.8.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do you have eco-anxiety?

10.8.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can you stop a disaster?

3.8.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The right way to say sorry

27.7.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Plants fighting pollution

13.7.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Should we fear chatbots?

6.7.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Foraging for wild food

4.7.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is it wrong to eat plants?

29.6.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The benefits of doing nothing

15.6.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Sonic seasoning

14.6.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The art of subtitling

8.6.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Ecotourism: good or bad?

1.6.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can climate change cause more disease?

25.5.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Food shortages

18.5.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Addicted to war

11.5.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Ice and the origins of life on Earth

4.5.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What's the point of museums?

20.4.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Women in politics

12.4.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How culture affects sadness

11.4.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Would you eat a Kalette?

6.4.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Crowds

23.3.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Food and mood

16.3.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How to talk to a climate denier

9.3.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do you get jealous easily?

6.3.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Losing your mother tongue

2.3.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The health benefits of apples

23.2.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why do we procrastinate?

16.2.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Doomscrolling: Why do we do it?

27.1.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can AI have a mind of its own?

26.1.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Exercise for the lazy

22.1.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Climate change: Are there too many people?

13.1.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The hidden life of buffets

12.1.2023 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

3D printers

16.12.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are opinion polls accurate?

15.12.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Deep-sea mining: Good or bad for the planet?

29.11.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can music mend a broken heart?

24.11.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The art of conversation

24.11.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Qatar's World Cup workers

17.11.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Controlling the weather

10.11.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Meet the flavourists

3.11.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are Halloween costumes too scary?

25.10.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Does climate change make you anxious?

20.10.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Translating recipes

13.10.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are artistic brains different?

6.10.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why are prices going up?

29.9.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

English for dating online

22.9.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Man vs beast: Who is more efficient?

15.9.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are you following your dreams?

8.9.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do emojis make language better?

1.9.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Being a beauty influencer

25.8.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Women in the workplace

18.8.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Connecting remote communities

11.8.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How pandemics end

4.8.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Confused by modern idioms?

28.7.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Which are more dangerous: sharks or humans?

21.7.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Climate change and animal evolution

14.7.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Preserving traditional recipes

7.7.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Restoring trust in science

30.6.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Manhattan Project

23.6.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Island life: Is it paradise?

16.6.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Queen Elizabeth II: What is the Platinum Jubilee?

2.6.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The technology of translation

31.5.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

People who can taste words

26.5.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Finding your way in space

19.5.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can VR treat fears and phobias?

12.5.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Life in the modern office

5.5.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Remembering Desmond Tutu

28.4.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Discoveries of the Deep Sea

21.4.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Rhetoric: How persuasive are you?

14.4.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Britain's love affair with coffee

7.4.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The world of Agatha Christie

24.3.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Mars: Mysteries of the Red Planet

17.3.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Optimists vs Pessimists

11.3.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why laughter is the best medicine

10.3.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is being kind good for you?

3.3.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Eating bugs

24.2.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The benefits of boredom

17.2.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do our pets care about us?

10.2.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Sleepy in South Korea

3.2.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics

27.1.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are personalised diets the best way to be healthy?

20.1.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Inventing languages

13.1.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Welcome to the 'metaverse'

6.1.2022 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do trees have memories?

30.12.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Algorithms

23.12.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Changing the Earth's climate

16.12.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Body language online

9.12.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Human Library: Life as an open book

2.12.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How green is nuclear energy?

25.11.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why we forget the things we learn

18.11.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why is Super Mario so popular?

11.11.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Grime: Music from architecture

28.10.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Where do your tips go?

21.10.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Should fast food sponsor sport?

15.10.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Angela Merkel

14.10.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Smart tech and climate change

7.10.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Going through the menopause

30.9.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Bitcoin's energy cost

27.9.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

I love my language!

23.9.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why are people collecting NFTs?

20.9.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Robot Artists

16.9.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Bats: Friend or foe?

13.9.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is the planet warming up faster?

9.9.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is technology harmful to youngsters?

6.9.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Making sense of the census

26.8.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The fear of numbers

23.8.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A future without doctors?

19.8.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Lights! Camera! Kiss! - Intimacy on screen

16.8.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Concussion in sport

12.8.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Inside the head of Jeff Bezos

9.8.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The history of swimming

5.8.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do consumers care about carbon footprint?

2.8.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are humans a messy species?

29.7.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The language of wine

22.7.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How colour affects us

19.7.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How colour affects us

19.7.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Flexible working

15.7.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Hypnotism

8.7.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Saving the white rhinos

1.7.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Making old things last longer

24.6.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Building rapport with others

17.6.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Food superstitions

10.6.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Rosetta Stone

3.6.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Compassion fatigue

27.5.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Hermits

20.5.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Mermaids

6.5.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A quieter world

29.4.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Naked in nature

15.4.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The language of biscuits

8.4.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is English really English?

1.4.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Astronauts on strike?

25.3.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Digital help for blind people

18.3.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

When males are not needed

17.3.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

US and China vs climate change

11.3.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What’s the key to happiness?

11.3.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Looking for utopia

4.3.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Covid: One year on

25.2.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Singing in tune

18.2.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Working for yourself

11.2.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The woman whose cells never die

28.1.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What makes a good story?

21.1.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

For the love of foreign languages

14.1.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Comfort Food

7.1.2021 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Coronavirus vs other pandemics

24.12.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are trees intelligent?

17.12.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?

10.12.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Loneliness

26.11.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is punctuality important?

19.11.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Could you be a victim of online fraud?

12.11.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?

5.11.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Walkman: the music player revolution

29.10.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Could humans live in underwater cities?

22.10.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Hacking help for US elections

15.10.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do chimps have the same emotions as us?

8.10.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How can we make the web a better place?

1.10.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment

24.9.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe

17.9.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is there a future without bees?

10.9.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How to talk about conspiracy theories

3.9.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What’s the point of blood types?

27.8.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Will Covid-19 change cities?

20.8.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is this the era of distrust?

13.8.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

No more bosses

6.8.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Food made in space

23.7.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The medicine of coronavirus

17.7.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Sport against poverty

16.7.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Covid-19: The office after lockdown

9.7.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Should we wear a face mask?

2.7.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Millennials and business

25.6.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is being thrifty a virtue?

18.6.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The food delivery revolution

11.6.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What difference has #MeToo made?

4.6.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is the recycling system broken?

28.5.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The soothing power of books

21.5.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Shocking facts about electricity

14.5.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The importance of handwashing

7.5.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Tips for parents coping with kids at home

30.4.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The power of crying

23.4.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are bucket lists always a good thing?

16.4.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is the pasty really Cornish?

9.4.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Touring bands and climate change

2.4.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Training artificial intelligence

26.3.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Meditation and the brain

19.3.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Will humans become extinct?

12.3.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The circular economy

5.3.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Eating pond scum

27.2.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Could you give up fast fashion?

20.2.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How resilient are you?

13.2.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is it good to disagree?

6.2.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The benefits of low emission zones

30.1.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Women in politics

23.1.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Could you give up booze for a month?

10.1.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The decline of the apostrophe

9.1.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why does seeing someone yawn make you yawn?

2.1.2020 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Fake or real: What’s the best tree to have at Christmas?

26.12.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The calming power of nature

19.12.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Chatting to new people

12.12.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why take a gap year?

5.12.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The joy of free diving

28.11.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can robots care for us?

21.11.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Mental health in the workplace

14.11.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why do people like sad music?

1.11.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why's it called 'mother tongue'?

31.10.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is it a good idea to have a tattoo?

24.10.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Working for free

17.10.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can you tell when someone is lying?

10.10.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are you good at complaining?

30.9.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Does your name start with the wrong letter?

26.9.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Faking it: Computers that spot a real smile

19.9.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is tourism harmful?

12.9.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The future of food

5.9.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How can I help the environment?

29.8.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Does your age affect your political views?

22.8.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Cryptocurrencies

15.8.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The art of tipping

8.8.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Coffee cups: Do you use your own?

1.8.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are you at risk from online fraud?

25.7.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is shame always bad?

18.7.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do you care if you're poor when you're old?

11.7.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Women’s football

4.7.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The business of eSports

27.6.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can death metal bring you joy?

20.6.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is talking on the phone embarrassing?

13.6.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Women and motorbikes

6.6.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Vampire shoppers

30.5.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What to do when you can't sleep

23.5.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Being slim: Is it in our genes?

16.5.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Can we trust a smart speaker?

9.5.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Evolution and anxiety

2.5.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The rise in popularity of the comfy shoe

25.4.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Rabbits: cuddly friends or cunning tricksters?

18.4.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The decluttering trend

11.4.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why do we feel awkward?

4.4.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Side hustles

28.3.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How your eyes predict your personality

21.3.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What's on your to-do list?

7.3.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Unicorns

28.2.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are food allergies more common now?

21.2.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Dating apps

14.2.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

High heels

7.2.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Improving your memory

31.1.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Concepts of happiness

24.1.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is music getting faster?

17.1.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The benefits of schadenfreude

10.1.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Could you be flexitarian?

3.1.2019 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Michelle Obama on empowerment

27.12.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why we push buttons

20.12.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The teenage brain

13.12.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why does 'x' mean 'kiss'?

6.12.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Photo-friendly food

29.11.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The smell of coffee

22.11.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What chickens can teach us about hierarchies

9.11.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Loneliness

8.11.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Objectification

1.11.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How creative should we be?

25.10.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What is scumbro?

18.10.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Curbing our plastic addiction

11.10.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Describing Generation Z

4.10.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

High-vis fashion

27.9.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Snowflakes and taking offence

20.9.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Dating apps: How our brains react

13.9.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Beating a sedentary lifestyle

6.9.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Street food: Why is it becoming so popular?

30.8.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Fathers

16.8.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are smartphones killing cameras?

10.8.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A tall story

9.8.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How intelligent is the octopus?

2.8.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Not going out

26.7.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is technology always the solution?

19.7.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Smartphone addiction

12.7.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Surf and turf

5.7.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Broken hearts

28.6.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is gaming a sport?

21.6.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are you excited about the World Cup?

14.6.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Talking to machines

7.6.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Taking risks

31.5.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Women in space

24.5.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Football songs: Why are crowds so quiet these days?

17.5.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Hangry: are you angry when you're hungry?

10.5.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Perfume: what your smell says about you

3.5.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is the internet good or bad?

26.4.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Lying to children

19.4.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are you a foodie?

12.4.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The future of marriage

5.4.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Who needs a manbag?

29.3.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Microadventures!

22.3.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How do you learn to speak a language?

15.3.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Robot therapist

8.3.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Hello, hello

1.3.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Swimming like a mermaid

22.2.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The rise of drones

15.2.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Transport of the future

8.2.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What’s in a name?

1.2.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Rise of the machines

25.1.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A dry January?

18.1.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Ethical coffee

11.1.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Bitcoin: digital crypto-currency

4.1.2018 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is 'man flu' real?

28.12.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The perfect Santa

21.12.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What do you buy when you're sad?

7.12.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do you need to upgrade your phone?

30.11.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why more of us are getting fitter together

23.11.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How do you like your coffee?

16.11.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Pedestrianisation - is it good for cities and towns?

2.11.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Too much sugar

26.10.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What’s wetiquette?

19.10.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why pay for bottled water?

12.10.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Do adults exercise enough?

5.10.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

What can't computers do?

28.9.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The wonders of hair

21.9.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Having a row or asking for directions?

14.9.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Uniforms

7.9.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 10: The real Ernest is discovered

1.9.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Laughing could kill you

31.8.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 9: A reunion and a death

25.8.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Would the world stop without clocks?

24.8.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 8: The truth about Ernest

18.8.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

What makes a video go viral?

17.8.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 7: The Misunderstanding

11.8.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Fancy dress funerals

10.8.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 6: Cecily's confession

4.8.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

It's good to talk

3.8.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 5: Jack meets Ernest

28.7.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

How honest are we?

27.7.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 4: A visit from Ernest

21.7.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

You think you're invisible?

20.7.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 3: Lost and found

14.7.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

How do pets navigate?

13.7.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 2: The Proposal

7.7.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Self-help

6.7.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 1: Earnest or Ernest?

30.6.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Faces and first impressions

29.6.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Built to fail?

22.6.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Mindfulness

15.6.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Is happiness genetic?

8.6.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Water Burial

1.6.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Could you go vegan?

25.5.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Goldfish, brains and phones

18.5.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

How much food do you waste?

11.5.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The super rich

4.5.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Miraculous survival

27.4.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Sighing

20.4.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 10

14.4.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Multiple Careers

13.4.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 9

7.4.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Food and mood

6.4.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 8

31.3.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Dog detectors

30.3.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 7

24.3.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The rise of the emoji

23.3.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 6

17.3.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

What your lunch says about you

16.3.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 5

10.3.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Mermaids – Fact or fiction?

9.3.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 4

3.3.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Life expectancy

2.3.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 3

24.2.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gun control without guns

23.2.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 2

17.2.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

How romance ruined love

16.2.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

The Race: Episode 1

10.2.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Can you trust your own eyes?

9.2.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Why do cities make us rude?

2.2.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A Christmas Carol - Part 5: The end of it

27.1.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Family history

26.1.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A Christmas Carol - Part 4: The third of three spirits

20.1.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Life on the edge

19.1.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A Christmas Carol - Part 3: The second of three spirits

13.1.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

What's your superpower?

12.1.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A Christmas Carol - Part 2: The first of three spirits

6.1.2017 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Driving

5.1.2017 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

A Christmas Carol - Part 1: Marley's ghost

30.12.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Introvert... and proud!

29.12.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Christmas Panto: Dick Whittington and his Cat

23.12.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Why do crazes take off?

22.12.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 10: Alice's evidence

16.12.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

When do you feel sleepy?

15.12.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 9: Who stole the tarts?

9.12.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Cleopatra

8.12.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 8: Croquet with the Queen

2.12.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Animal phobias

1.12.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 7: A mad tea-party

25.11.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Women's right to vote

24.11.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 6: Pig and Pepper

18.11.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Why we love trainers

17.11.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 5: Advice from a caterpillar

11.11.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

On your bike

10.11.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 4: The White Rabbit's house

4.11.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Hi, meet my online persona!

3.11.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 3: The Caucus-race

28.10.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

How do you read your news?

27.10.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 2: The pool of tears

21.10.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Do opposites attract?

20.10.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 1: Down the rabbit hole

14.10.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Is loneliness in our genes?

13.10.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 10: Melting the ice

7.10.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Who do you think you are?

6.10.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 9: The wedding night

30.9.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Does punctuation matter?

29.9.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 8: Jail time

23.9.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Penicillin: breaking the mould

22.9.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 7: A monster bride

16.9.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Global warming

15.9.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 6: Death comes to you

9.9.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Old tech

8.9.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 5: The milk of human kindness

2.9.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Slang

1.9.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 4: Creature meets creator

26.8.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Domestic chores

25.8.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 3: Death in the family

19.8.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Have you walked off your pizza?

18.8.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 2: It's alive!

12.8.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

How to cure writer's block

11.8.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Frankenstein: Episode 1: A passion for science

5.8.2016 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Is English changing?

4.8.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Heritage sites

28.7.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Are we there yet?

21.7.2016 | 6 Minute English | Intermediate level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 10: The journey's end

27.11.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 9: In the land of the houyhnhnms

20.11.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 8: Horrible science

13.11.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 7: Island in the sky

6.11.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 6: Gunpowder

30.10.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 5: Palace of the giants

23.10.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 4: Voyage to Brobdingnag

16.10.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 3: Treachery and treason

9.10.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 2: War with Blefuscu

2.10.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Gulliver's Travels: Part 1: Voyage to Lilliput

25.9.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 10: The real Ernest is discovered

18.9.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 9: A reunion and a death

11.9.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 8: The truth about Ernest

4.9.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 7: The Misunderstanding

28.8.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 6: Cecily's confession

21.8.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 5: Jack meets Ernest

14.8.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 4: A visit from Ernest

7.8.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 3: Lost and found

31.7.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 2: The Proposal

24.7.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 1: Earnest or Ernest?

17.7.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 10: Alice's evidence

1.5.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 9: Who stole the tarts?

24.4.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 8: Croquet with the Queen

17.4.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 7: A mad tea-party

10.4.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 6: Pig and Pepper

3.4.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 5: Advice from a caterpillar

27.3.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 4: The White Rabbit's house

20.3.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 3: The Caucus-race

13.3.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 2: The pool of tears

6.3.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

Alice in Wonderland: Part 1: Down the rabbit hole

27.2.2015 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

A Christmas Carol - ep 05 - The end of it

26.12.2014 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

A Christmas Carol - Part 4: The third of three spirits

25.12.2014 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

A Christmas Carol - Part 3: The second of three spirits

24.12.2014 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

A Christmas Carol - Part 2: The first of three spirits

23.12.2014 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level

A Christmas Carol - Part 1: Marley's ghost

22.12.2014 | Dramas | Intermediate and above level