Neil and Sophie discuss staff meetings.Neil and Sophie discuss the health benefits of being able to speak two languages fluently. So you just pop your phone on the table, and technology does the rest! Neil and Sophie discuss Mars, the fourth rock from the SunNeil and Sophie talk about gene editing, designer babies and how many errors Neil might have in his genetic code.How generous are you? Alice and Neil discuss chocolate chip muffins along with some other tasty vocabularyWho were the Muses and how did they help the creative process? What's behind the trend for having more than one career?Are you an emoji person?
Neil and Finn discuss the future of our jobs.Neil and Alice discuss what kind of book people like to be seen reading. Research shows that it actually influences us more than we realise - whether we're at the movies, the supermarket, or down the pub We live in a richer world. Alice and Rob discuss whether grey hair is bestWhy do people often say one thing and do another? How did a man fall from a 47 storey skyscraper and survive? Listen to a discussion whilst learning some housing-related vocabularyFifty years ago, on 18 March 1965, Soviet astronaut Alexei Leonov took the first space walk. Do you like to impress people with a classic book in your hands? Neil and Alice take a look at the environmental impact of plastic and teach you some related words.Should the difficult language of Shakespeare be 'translated' into plain English? Alice and Neil discuss whether we would miss driving as driverless cars are tested in cities around the worldWhat’s your personality type? Listen to Rob and Neil’s chat and learn new vocabularyWhen enemy soldiers sang together in WW1. What would you put in your time capsule? The UK has become the first country to approve legislation allowing the creation of babies with genetic material from three people. Does being born in the summer reduce your chance of going to university?Take a trip with Rob and Alice to find out about the Earth’s core. Neil and Sophie discuss how social media is changing the way we interact.Sophie and Neil discover that soil has some surprising qualities and discuss how growing food can be therapeutic tooSophie and Neil talk about traditional fairy tales for the adult market and teach you some magical vocabularyNeil and Sophie discuss the growing industry of team building – from zombie bootcamps to horse training for executives. Listen to Rob and Neil’s conversation and learn some new vocabulary. Coffee is now the most popular drink in the world. Listen to Rob and Finn's chat and learn new vocabulary Nowhere to park? Listen to Rob and Neil's conversation and learn some related vocabulary.Going to a party where you don't know anyone? Catherine and Rob discuss abstaining and the benefits of a dry JanuaryWould you pay more for coffee if you knew it was doing some good? But the gap between rich and poor is still very wide in individual countries. Sophie and Neil discuss the pros and cons of news in printWhy are we attracted to some people and not to others? Neil and Alice talk about the growing fear of food and teach new words.Are artificial lights and late night TV ruining our sleep? Neil and Alice discuss the issue and teach you related vocabulary.
Learn about the first 'modern celebrity'.Bored? Sandwiches are the most popular lunchtime meal in the UK, but why?Gun control with no guns? Neil and Sophie discuss Mark Zuckerberg and what it takes to be a modern-day philanthropist. Our long-running series of topical discussion and new vocabulary, brought to you by your favourite BBC Learning English presenters. Listen to Rob and Neil describing the struggles of that ground-breaking space mission whilst explaining some related vocabulary. Learn what made people more active in Finland.Why is street food becoming more popular in the UK?Do people still buy cameras when everybody is keen on selfies?Are robots and artificial intelligence taking over from humans? Neil and Finn guide you through the BBC PromsWhat an awful sound - cracking your knuckles! How the sharing economy is changing the way we use our spaceHow can science fiction help the world? How to change this? Sam and Rob find out.Libra, Bitcoin... would you invest in digital money?Does fast, loud, aggressive, guitar-based music inspire violence or happiness?Shopping online in the middle of the night is becoming popular but, is it always a good idea? Find out with Neil and HarryAn electronic device under your skin?! From the archives All 6 …
Sophie and Neil discuss the reason why fear of spiders is so commonNeil and Alice talk about the defiant women who fought for their right to choose their representativesCall them what you want – trainers, sneakers, tennis shoes – but why does everybody love them so much?Sophie and Neil discuss the bike's mass appeal, from helping to widen the gene pool to blazing a trail for the women’s movementSophie and Neil discuss social networks and why we often use different identities for different social mediaFree, digital news is threatening traditional newspapers.