2025-06-19 How do babies communicate? – 6 Minute English
Introduction How do babies manage to let their parents know what they want, when they haven’t yet learnt to speak?…
2025-07-16 India Air crash report doubts – Learning English from the News
The story On the 12 June, Air India flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London crashed less than a minute after…
2025-07-09 Texas hit by deadly floods – Learning English from the News
The story Flash floods hit central Texas in the USA on Thursday night and Friday morning. More than 100 people…
2025-07-02 Deadly heatwave hits Europe – Learning English from the News
The story Many European countries are experiencing an extreme heatwave and are on a red heat alert. This means there…
2025-06-25 Israel-Iran ceasefire – Learning English from the News
The story A ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Iran is in place. US President Donald Trump announced the…
2025-06-18 Israel-Iran strikes – Learning English from the News
The story Israel launched an attack on Iran last Friday, targeting nuclear and military facilities. The strikes killed several senior…
2020-09-30 Don’t get caught out, Part 08 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
Don’t get caught out Have you ever been caught out online? Well, in this episode we hear from experts who…
2020-09-25 Images, scams and hoaxes, Part 07 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
Images, scams and hoaxes Sometimes we see an image that looks so real, but something in the back of our…
2020-09-17 How to be a critical thinker Part 06 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
How to be a critical thinker Being able to critically analyse the things we see and read to distinguish what…
2020-09-11 Agendas, actors and algorithms Part 05 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
Why do people share fake news? Fake news seems to be everywhere. We’re told to avoid it, but every time…
2020-06-02 Fake news in the age of coronavirus, Part 04 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
Covid-19: Fake news and conspiracy theories With the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, being able to spot fake news has…
2020-05-27 The danger of fake news, Part 03 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
‘Information’ – what does it really mean and how can I use it? Everybody knows what ‘information’ means, don’t they?…
2020-05-20 Where does ‘news’ really come from, Part 02 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
‘News’ – where does it come from and what does it really mean? Most people follow the news – it…
2020-05-05 What does ‘fake’ really mean, Part 01 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
Fake News: Fact and Fiction ‘Fake news’ is one of the best-known expressions of our time. But where does it…