May 29, 2025 What's your favourite kind of noodle? Have you heard the story that Marco Polo brought noodles back to Italy, leading to the invention of pasta? Do you think it's true? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Join BBC's 6 Minute English۲۱
June 11, 2026 How advertisers make us spend money What was the last thing you bought? And can you remember why you bought that particular thing, rather than something else? We all like to think we make rational, independent choices when we buy things, but advertisers are constantly trying different strategies to influence us to behave differently. Pippa and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Join BBC's 6 Minute English۳
May 22, 2025 Foods that go crunch Do you like the crunch of biting into a fresh apple? What about the crunch of biting into a roasted insect? Georgie and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Join BBC's 6 Minute English۲