Synopsis
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. A weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Thursday.
Episodes
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The language of biscuits
08/04/2021 Duration: 06minRob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.
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Is English really English?
01/04/2021 Duration: 06minNeil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.
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Astronauts on strike?
25/03/2021 Duration: 06minHear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.
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Digital help for blind people
18/03/2021 Duration: 06minHear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.
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What’s the key to happiness?
11/03/2021 Duration: 06minHear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.
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Looking for utopia
04/03/2021 Duration: 06minRob and Georgina talk about how to create a happy place.
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Covid: One year on
25/02/2021 Duration: 06minOver a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.
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Singing in tune
18/02/2021 Duration: 06minNeil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
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Working for yourself
11/02/2021 Duration: 06minRob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.
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How much heat do you lose from your head?
04/02/2021 Duration: 06minRob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.
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The woman whose cells never die
28/01/2021 Duration: 06minRob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.
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What makes a good story?
21/01/2021 Duration: 06minHear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
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For the love of foreign languages
14/01/2021 Duration: 06minIs learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
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Why can't we resist comfort food?
07/01/2021 Duration: 06minNeil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.
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What is fat-shaming?
31/12/2020 Duration: 06minWe discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.
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Coronavirus vs other pandemics
24/12/2020 Duration: 06minHear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics
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Are trees intelligent?
17/12/2020 Duration: 06minWe talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.
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Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?
10/12/2020 Duration: 06minWe discuss how these sea creatures could help us solve the problem of plastic pollution.
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Why do we choose to text instead of talk?
03/12/2020 Duration: 06minCommunicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.
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Loneliness
26/11/2020 Duration: 06minNeil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.