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How much heat do you lose from your head?

Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.

• 6 mins

Working for yourself

Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.

• 6 mins

Singing in tune

Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

• 6 mins

Covid: One year on

Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.

• 6 mins

Looking for utopia

Rob and Georgina talk about how to create a happy place.

• 6 mins

What’s the key to happiness?

Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.

• 6 mins

Digital help for blind people

Hear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.

• 6 mins

Astronauts on strike?

Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.

• 6 mins

Is English really English?

Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.

• 6 mins

The language of biscuits

Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.

• 6 mins

Naked in nature

Hear about why being naked in nature might be good for you.

• 6 mins

US and China vs climate change

Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?

• 6 mins

A quieter world

Neil and Georgina discuss noise and whether it is bad for our health.

• 6 mins

Mermaids

We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.

• 6 mins

When males are not needed

We talk about different animals which can reproduce without having sex.

• 6 mins

Hermits

Why do people decide to be alone for long periods of time?

• 6 mins

Compassion fatigue

Has the pandemic made people tired of feeling sorry for others and themselves?

• 6 mins

The Rosetta Stone

How the famous piece of rock became the key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs.

• 6 mins

Food superstitions

We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.

• 6 mins

Building rapport with others

We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

• 6 mins

Making old things last longer

Shouldn't we stop throwing things away and start fixing them?

• 6 mins

Saving the white rhinos

Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.

• 6 mins

Hypnotism

Hypnotism has always fascinated us, but can anyone be hypnotised?

• 6 mins

Flexible working

Is there a stigma attached to not wanting to work the 9-to-5 shift?

• 6 mins

How colour affects us

Neil and Georgina add some colour to your life by discussing how colour can make you feel

• 6 mins

The loneliest man in history

We talk about Michael Collins, who orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.

• 6 mins

Are humans a messy species?

Learn the language of going to the toilet.

• 6 mins

The history of swimming

We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

• 6 mins

Inside the head of Jeff Bezos

How does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Listen to the programme to find out.

• 6 mins

Head injury in sport

Contact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.

• 6 mins