2015-03-05 Poverty in a rich world
We are living in a wealthier world. The number of people living in extreme poverty has halved in recent decades.…
2015-02-26 The cost of life-saving vaccines
The price of vaccines has escalated and some poor countries are struggling prevent children from catching certain life-threatening diseases. The…
2015-02-19 Do you fear Artificial Intelligence?
Professor Stephen Hawking has said recently that efforts to create thinking machines could put the human race in danger. This…
2015-02-12 Should tourists go to Antarctica?
About 37,000 tourists are expected to visit Antarctica this season. But should they be going to a region with such…
2015-02-05 Does your CV shine?
The jobs market is very competitive – especially when the economy is struggling. Some people go to great lengths to…
2015-01-29 Are you big on small talk?
A social event full of people you don’t know – we’ve all been there and it’s not an easy situation.…
2015-01-22 Are computers making us dumb?
We don’t leave home without our mobile phones – and are always consulting apps like spellcheckers and maps. Rob and…
2015-01-15 Smokers to face one more ban
Smoking in cars with children is likely to be banned in England this year, under new laws put forward by…
2015-01-08 Bullying or normal competition?
Bullying has become a common word in businesses in the 21st century. Labour laws and company policies have been used…
2015-01-05 Time capsules
A centuries old time capsule has been discovered in Massachusetts, US. It’s thought to have been buried by American revolutionaries…
2014-12-25 The Christmas Truce
Rob and Finn talk about an extraordinary event on Christmas Day which happened one hundred years ago. English and German…
2014-12-18 42 languages
Rob and Finn talk about a school in London which has 600 children who speak a total of 42 different…
2014-12-11 Laughter is bad for you
Laughing is good for you, isn’t it? True, it can reduce anger, anxiety and stress, but according to the BMJ,…
2014-12-04 Cloud of suspicion
Rob and Finn talk about the security of pictures, documents and videos people store online. Several celebrities have recently found…
2014-11-27 Sharing economy
Need some extra cash? Why not rent out your spare room? Or let people park in your driveway? Many websites…
2014-11-20 Can science fiction save the world?
What will the future be like? Good or bad? Positive or negative? A lot of science-fiction writing imagines a world…
2014-11-13 Is eating meat killing our planet?
As our appetite for meat increases, we’re being told to cut down on eating the stuff. A study claims a…
2014-11-06 What makes a superhero?
Many of us have heard of superheroes like Superman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman. These fictional characters exist in comics and…
2014-10-30 Cigarettes v e-cigarettes
The World Health Organisation has recommended that electronic cigarettes should not be allowed in closed public spaces as they might…
2017-10-04 Unit 66 The Wedding Day, Language for a wedding – English at Work
The day has finally come – Anna and Tom are getting married. All their friends, work colleagues and business acquaintances…