Latest Lingohack
Stephen Hawking's office
Episode 210609 / 09 Jun 2021
Learn language related to character: tenderness, debilitate, willing, determination, prestige
Digital skills: “You’re never too old to learn!”
Episode 210602 / 02 Jun 2021
Learn language related to technology: video chat, tablet, video calling, connectivity, engagement
What we've learned from the children of the 90s
Episode 210526 / 26 May 2021
Learn language related to studies: privileged, beneficial, meticulously, journals, contributing
Dark sky reserves
Episode 210519 / 19 May 2021
Learn the words and phrases related to stargazing: star-strewn, astronomy, the Milky Way, the Northern Lights, expanse
The future of the office
Episode 210512 / 12 May 2021
Learn language related to working from home: struggling, aberration, splitting, hybrid, through the roof
The whitest white paint
Episode 210505 / 05 May 2021
Learn language related to discoveries: embraced, estimate, formulation, relatively, breakthroughs
The restoration of Notre Dame
Episode 210428 / 28 Apr 2021
Learn language related to reconstruction: dismantling, mangled, rafters, sprouted, contemporary
Decline in richness of marine life near equator
Episode 210421 / 21 Apr 2021
Learn language related to climate change, hotspots, a wink of an eye, systemic, devastate, stark
How will Brexit affect the flower industry?
Episode 210414 / 14 Apr 2021
Learn language related to trade: wholesale, consumer, auction, supply and demand, like clockwork
Africa’s endangered elephants
Episode 210407 / 07 Apr 2021
Learn language related to threats and warnings: poaching, destruction, faring, critically, wake-up call
Changing how we view the Universe
Episode 210331 / 31 Mar 2021
Learn language related to scientific discovery: profound consequences, hints, baffling, shed some light on, giant leap forward
Discovering the Universe’s best kept secrets
Episode 210324 / 24 Mar 2021
Learn language related to science: particles, detect, capturing, evolved
Kenyan fishermen and women saving the planet
Episode 210317 / 17 Mar 2021
Learn language related to fishing: catch, the fruits of, source of income, scarce, labour-intensive
The dentist helping a koala to walk
Episode 210310 / 10 Mar 2021
Learn language related to improving health: prosthetic, patient, mobility, rejuvenated, quality of life
Badger intruder
Episode 210303 / 03 Mar 2021
Learn language related to animal behaviour and characteristics: squishy, unfazed, lured, personality, imprinted
Hunting for the missing great white sharks
Episode 210224 / 24 Feb 2021
Learn language related to crime: mysteriously, suspects, detectives, crime scene, prime suspects
Night walking in the UK
Episode 210217 / 17 Feb 2021
Learn language related to darkness: descends, after dark, night walker, forbidding
Roller-skating making a comeback
Episode 210210 / 10 Feb 2021
Learn language related to new hobbies: challenge, switch off, craze, life's too short, captivated
The 100-year-old magic trick
Episode 210203 / 03 Feb 2021
Learn the words and phrases related to magic: moment, illusion, captured their imagination, glory, landmark
Dealing with Rome’s starling problem
Episode 210127 / 27 Jan 2021
Learn the words and phrases related to humans vs nature: predators, murmuration, nuisance, augur, coexist
Farming the sea for the food of the future
Episode 210120 / 20 Jan 2021
Learn the words and phrases related to farming: food bowl, reared, blue economy, aquaculture, supply chains
Extreme E: The new electric motorsports series
Episode 210113 / 13 Jan 2021
Learn today's words related to power: horsepower, acceleration, generate, fuel cell, capable
Fruit fashion
Episode 210106 / 06 Jan 2021
Learn the words and phrases related to design: standards, sewed, vision, ran with it
Bookshop in 'fairy-tale' tweet
Episode 201230 / 30 Dec 2020
Learn today's words: quaint, quirky, forlorn, weird
Lighting up the railway for Christmas
Episode 201223 / 23 Dec 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to sentimentality: spectacular, wonder, Christmassy, touching, magical
Tackling a tide of plastic
Episode 201216 / 16 Dec 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to helping the planet: the final straw, strong sign, responsibility, functioning, trajectory
New life for world’s loneliest elephant
Episode 201209 / 09 Dec 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to animal welfare: captivity, vocal supporter, treated, distress, logistical
Trains powered by the Sun
Episode 201202 / 02 Dec 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to power: solar power, feeding, a push, the grid, sources
Ban on new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030
Episode 201125 / 25 Nov 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to cars: performance,top end, range, charge points, museum pieces
Polar bear moves house!
Episode 201118 / 18 Nov 2020
Learn words and phrases related to animal conservation: captured hearts, baby steps, bring into the world, fingers crossed, settling into
Koalas return to the wild
Episode 201111 / 11 Nov 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to wildlife: ecology, survive, raise, joey, thrive
Restoring an English cathedral
Episode 201104 / 04 Nov 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to restoration: spire, parapets, stonemasons, forebears, artisans
Camping on a cliff edge
Episode 201028 / 28 Oct 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to business: cooped up, transformed, diversified, saving grace, adapt
Plans to land first woman on the Moon
Episode 201021 / 21 Oct 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to exploration: sustainable, conduct, collaboration, a giant step, discoveries
The dogs sniffing out coronavirus
Episode 201014 / 14 Oct 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to smell: sense of smell, olfaction, sniff out, odour, detect
Jet pack medics to the rescue
Episode 201007 / 07 Oct 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to medical emergencies: critically ill, paramedic, rapid response, cardiac arrest, defibrillator
Making ‘plastic’ from peas
Episode 200930 / 30 Sep 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to technology: engineer, protein, microcapsules, perfect, microplastics
Melting glacier
Episode 200923 / 23 Sep 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to speed: rate, accelerated, rapidly, exceptional, quickly
Jon Bon Jovi helps food bank
Episode 200916 / 09 Sep 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to helping people: hands-on, philanthropic, stepped in, godsend
Surfing therapy
Episode 200909 / 09 Sep 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to therapy: healing properties, rehabilitation, stimulate, the blues, ride out the storm
Driverless cars to be on UK roads?
Episode 200902 / 02 Sep 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to driving: test track, control freak, swerving, liable, competent
Free flowers to bring happiness
Episode 200826 / 26 Aug 2020
Learn the words and phrases related to happiness
Famous London museum reopens
Episode 200819 / 19 Aug 2020
Learn the words and phrases: airy, exploring, galleries, extensive
The worldwide plastic problem
Episode 200812 / 12 Aug 2020
Learn the words and phrases: scale, staggering, unimaginable, estimated, daunting
Tourism trouble in Egypt
Episode 200805 / 05 Aug 2020
Learn the words and phrases: killed off, a blow, turmoil, on a mission, counting on
The woman leading UAE's Mars mission
Episode 200729 / 29 Jul 2020
Learn the words and phrases:a big deal, destined, comprehensive, Martian mystery, space race
London unlocked
Episode 200722 / 22 Jul 2020
Learn the words: a new normal,make the most of it, liberating, weather this storm, reshape
Mexico’s ‘underwater kingdom’
Episode 200715 / 15 Jul 2020
Learn the words: unravel, preserved, evidence, rare, excavation
Wildlife in lockdown
Episode 200708 / 08 Jul 2020
Learn the words: profound, migrations, unprecedented, insight, inform
Stonehenge: Second monument discovered
Episode 200701 / 01 Jul 2020
Learn the words: archaeologists, shafts, pits, oriented, ritualistic
Preparing the Queen's horses
Episode 200624 / 24 Jun 2020
Learn the words: parade, fixture, pomp and pageantry, ceremonial, champing at the bit
Virtual safari
Episode 200617 / 17 Jun 2020
Learn the words: live, commentary, performance, audience, technology
Back to school
Episode 200610 / 10 Jun 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: scrub, shields, visors, monitoring
Defending ourselves from meteorites
Episode 200603 / 03 Jun 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: meteorite, orbit, Solar System, asteroid, shooting star
Greenhouse dining
Episode 200527 / 27 May 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: a state of, anxiety, concerns, reservations, reassurance
Recycling bikes for health workers
Episode 200520 / 20 May 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: resurrected, second-hand, refurbished, breathing new life into, schemes
Our plastic ocean
Episode 200513 / 13 May 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: accumulations, flushed, breaks down, fragments, fragile
Prickles the sheep has been found!
Episode 200506 / 06 May 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: a master of, condition, herd, fleece, shearer
Coronavirus: How to avoid back pain while working from home
Episode 200429 / 29 Apr 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: postures, aches, extremities, small of your back
Coronavirus: Help on two wheels
Episode 200422 / 22 Apr 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: stuck at home, self-isolate, keep ourselves to ourselves, lockdown, stick together
Creating African comic superheroes
Episode 200415 / 15 Apr 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: movement, put (something) on the map, perspective, talents, entrepreneurship
Marvel’s Spider-Man artist teaching children to draw online
Episode 200408 / 08 Apr 2020
Learn today's phrases:a little bit down, brought a bit of a smile to my face, in good spirits, a bit worrying, can't help but feel good
Coronavirus - lessons from an ancient plague village
Episode 200401 / 01 Apr 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: isolate, measure up, acts of kindness, close-knit, humanity
Can trees help climate change?
Episode 200325 / 25 Mar 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: experiment, instruments, tracks, monitored, don't put all your eggs in one basket
Changing Antarctica
Episode 200318 / 18 Mar 2021
Learn today's words and phrases: challenge, compensated, thrive, adapt, to their max
Recycling chopsticks
Episode 200311 / 11 Mar 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: resource, infused, modular, press, mass-produce
Turning pineapples into bags
Episode 200304 / 04 Mar 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: reward, penny, income, purses, set you back
Turning moon dust into water
Episode 200226 / 26 Feb 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: lunar, rocket fuel, propellant, mission
New treatment for nut allergy
Episode 200219 / 19 Feb 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: anaphylaxis, hives, tolerant, diagnosis, dietary restrictions
Women in space
Episode 200212 / 12 Feb 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: capsule, gravity, cosmonaut, mission, spacewalk
Beating your fear of spiders
Episode 200205 / 05 Feb 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: the heebie-jeebies, phobia, getting over, bother, crippling fear
Hot-air balloon legend
Episode 200129 / 29 Jan 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: gravity-defying, floating, gliding, volume
The hungry swans
Episode 200122 / 22 Jan 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: irresistible, familiar, nuisance,bother
Australia fires: Farmers face losses
Episode 200115 / 15 Jan 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: flames, bush fire, burnt out, tinder dry
Taking the stress out of surgery
Episode 200108 / 08 Jan 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: prepped, localised anaesthetic, sedation, operating table, undergoing
Dog garden
Episode 200101 / 01 Jan 2020
Learn today's words and phrases: sensory, stimulation, rehabilitate, enrich, socialise
Christmas toys for children in poverty
Episode 191225 / 25 Dec 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: appeal, food bank, suffering, stigma
Deep-sea mining
Episode 191218 / 19 Dec 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: excavating, sources, rich in, on the brink, ventures
Discovering the code of all life
Episode 191211 / 11 Dec 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: teeming with life, biomedical sciences, DNA sequence, breed crops, decipher the genetic code
Victoria Falls: Is Zimbabwe drying up?
Episode 191204 / 04 Dec 2019
Learn today's words: drought, unsustainable, crisis, crippled, collapse
Mapping the dead
Episode 191127 / 27 Nov 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: resting place, headstones, grave, cemetery, decay
French restaurants fighting climate change
Episode 191120 / 20 Nov 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: waste food, compost, organic, landfill, greenhouse gas
Toy-free play trial
Episode 191113 / 13 Nov 2019
Learn the words and phrases: nursery, imagination, dexterity, deprive, gender
Oysters: an eco-friendly delicacy?
Episode 191106 / 06 Nov 2019
Learn today's words: loch, mudflats, reefs, incoming tide, estuary
VR: The secret of Mona Lisa's smile
Episode 191030 / 30 Oct 2019
Learn today's words: exhibition, work, composition, studies, artworks
Virtual Reality Therapy: helping old people remember
Episode 191023 / 23 Oct 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: care home, dementia, trip down memory lane, no longer with us, disorientating
The woman who swims inside icebergs
Episode 191016 / 16 Oct 2019
Learn today's words: adrenalin junkie, rescue, shifting environment, mind-numbing fear, dangerous endeavour
Mind-reading machine helps man walk again
Episode 191009 / 09 Oct 2019
Learn today's words: robotic, exoskeleton, implants, beamed, kit
Electric car island
Episode 191002 / 02 Oct 2019
Learn today's words: generated, renewable, reversible, electricity grid, powered
Would you crowdfund a cow?
Episode 190925 / 25 Sep 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: tough business, hurdles, running, traded a life, life-changing
Rainbow recycling
Episode 190918 / 18 Sep 2019
Learn today's words: sort, colour code, jumbled up, separate, cross-contamination
Searching for the Loch Ness Monster
Episode 190911 / 11 Sep 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: mystery, definitive explanation, plausible, unconvinced, unidentified
Baby elephant zoo trade banned
Episode 190904 / 04 Sep 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: prohibited, compromise, loopholes, exceptional circumstances, significant victory
The Amazon and climate change
Episode 190828 / 28 Aug 2019
Learn today's words: carbon dioxide, heating up, global warming, deforestation, fossil fuels
Climate change: Can floating farms help us cope?
Episode 190821 / 21 Aug 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: dairy products, milked, manure, herd, animal welfare
No-deal Brexit: What happens to British tourists?
Episode 190814 / 14 Aug 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: complicated, put (someone) off, implications, hard facts, straightforward
Meet the 'Asian Iceman'
Episode 190807 / 07 Aug 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: refreshed, awakening, natural high, clarity, mental strength
Extreme weather: Is it caused by climate change?
Episode 190731 / 31 Jul 2019
Learn today's words: scorching, heatwaves, heating up, drought-resistant, baking
The end for London’s oldest boats?
Episode 190724 / 24 Jul 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: vessel, tide, fleets, skipper, on course
Moon Landing: Why was Neil Armstrong first?
Episode 190717 / 17 Jul 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: qualified, a man of many talents, broad viewpoint, broad exposure, representative
Britain’s largest female sculpture
Episode 190710 / 10 Jul 2019
Learn today's words: incongruous, imposing, stance, dynamic, bemusement
AI recruitment
Episode 190703 / 03 Jul 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: character traits, roles, applicants, talent pool, jobs market
Rhinos taken back to Rwanda
Episode 190626 / 26 Jun 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: feeding time, keepers, released into the wild, critically endangered
Turning plastic into sportswear
Episode 190619 / 19 Jun 2019
Learn today's words: thread, yarn, polyester, textiles, apparel
Robot recycling
Episode 190612 / 12 Jun 2019
Learn today's words: puncture-resistant, sensors, simulated, algorithms, automation
Ultra-processed food health warning
Episode 190605 / 05 Jun 2019
Learn today's words: industrial processing, diets, nutritional content, additive, rich in
The 2019 Cricket World Cup
Episode 190529 / 29 May 2019
Learn today's words: rivalries, round-robin, favourites, warm-up game, trophy
Trees talking to trees
Episode 190522 / 22 May 2019
Learn today's words: fungi, nutrients, subterranean, vulnerable, flourish
Love symbol hidden in masterpiece
Episode 190515 / 15 May 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: restoring, varnish, painstaking, stroke
Prince Harry: Proud father
Episode 190508 / 08 May 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: well-wishers, settling into, delight, to die for, over the moon
Using cow waste to fight climate change
Episode 190501 / 01 May 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: erosion, degradation, dung, pasture, depleted
Meet Britain's first trainee guide pony
Episode 190424 / 24 Apr 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: hack it, coping, take it in his stride, naysayer
Harry Potter: Wizard banking!
Episode 190417 / 17 Apr 2019
Learn today's words: treasures, currency, vault, profits, turnover
The popularity of raw milk
Episode 190410 / 10 Apr 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: dairy farmer, raw milk, pasteurised, teat
The woman who feels no pain
Episode 190403 / 03 Apr 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: pain sensitivity, response to pain, pain thresholds, chronic pain
Robot grocery deliveries
Episode 190327 / 27 Mar 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: convenience, handed over, the order is placed, on its way, tampered with
Tackling food waste and obesity
Episode 190320 / 20 Mar 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: leftover, piling up, stale, culinary, loading up
Electrifying Africa
Episode 190313 / 13 Mar 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: sustainability, convert, surplus, small-scale, solar system,
Why are we ticklish?
Episode 190306 / 06 Mar 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: tickling sensation, nerve endings, electrical signals, defence mechanism
Maya Bay: Saving paradise
Episode 190227 / 27 Feb 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: landscape, tourists, tourist attraction, to dock, preservation
The harpoon that clears space junk
Episode 190220 / 20 Feb 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: mission, space station, satellite, orbit, celestial
3D printing human anatomy
Episode 190213 / 13 Feb 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: anatomy, organs, abdomen, cadavers
The changing sound of whale song
Episode 190206 / 06 Feb 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: tunes, singing from the same song sheet, embellishments, start from scratch, musical repertoire
The recycled-goods shopping mall
Episode 190130 / 30 Jan 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: second-hand, upcycled, broken-down, handmade, worn-out
Bollywood bridal wear
Episode 190123 / 23 Jan 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: luxury, in demand, swanky, off-the-rack, glamour
Frozen in time: Inside London's ice well
Episode 190116 / 16 Jan 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: supplying, sourced locally, imported, distributed, commercial
Is screen use really bad for kids?
Episode 190109 / 09 Jan 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: digital entertainment, toxic, sedentary occupation, keep you up at night, screen time limits
Taking a look at eye yoga
Episode 190102 / 02 Jan 2019
Learn today's words and phrases: eye strain, short-sighted, long-sighted, anatomically
Clothing and the environment
Episode 181226 / 26 Dec 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: junked, scrapped, incinerated, sustainable, throwing away
South Korea's gaming addiction
Episode 181219 / 19 Dec 2018
Today's words and phrases: psychiatrists, mental well-being, inclusion, express feelings, stigma
Using Buddy Benches to improve mental health
Episode 181212 / 12 Dec 2018
Today's words and phrases: psychiatrists, mental well-being, inclusion, express feelings, stigma
Underwater sound pollution
Episode 181205 / 05 Dec 2018
Today's words and phrases: listening in on something, picking up sounds, ruptured, eardrum, swamping
Moving London's dead
Episode 181128 / 28 Nov 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: cemeteries, final resting place, interred, morgue, consecrated ground
The effects of pollution on London's schoolchildren
Episode 181121 / 21 Nov 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: asthma, stunted lung capacity, exposure, particles, low emission
First woman Physics Nobel winner in 55 years
Episode 181114 / 14 Nov 2018
Today's words and phrases: ground-breaking, devised, to get recognised, in the field
Train of the future
Episode 181107 / 07 Nov 2018
Learn today's words: diesel, electrification, hydrogen, coal, battery-powered
Dogs could help detect malaria
Episode 181031 / 31 Oct 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: four-legged friends, on the scent, pooches, sniff out something/someone
Laboratory-grown meat
Episode 181024 / 24 Oct 2018
Learn today's word and its different forms: tasty, tastes, taste
Cookery classes for elderly men
Episode 181017 / 17 Oct 2018
Today's words and phrases: look after (somebody), carer, relied on, take a weight off (somebody's) shoulders
New hope for brain cancer patients
Episode 181010 / 10 Oct 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: vaccine, treatment, tumour, immune system, cells
Zimbabwe's female rangers
Episode 181003 / 03 Oct 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: gruelling, a big ask, break, state financial assistance, blighted
Stonehenge wants your photos
Episode 180926 / 26 Sep 2018
Today's words and phrases: vividly, nostalgia, personalise, digital photo album
19 September 2018
Episode 180919 / 19 Sep 2018
Today's words and phrases: incarnations, iconic version, rear-engine model, archaic, outmoded
12 September 2018
Episode 180912 / 12 Sep 2018
Today's words and phrases: pensioners, contemplating life, loneliness, disability, carers
Gaspard the friendly fox
Episode 180905 / 05 Sep 2018
Today's words and phrases: unlikeliest of friendships, blossoming, befriended, become familiar with, trusting
Cambodia's tuk-tuk rivals
Episode 180829 / 29 Aug 2018
Today's words and phrases: cyclos, tuk-tuk, auto-rickshaw, ride-hailing, carriages
The secret recipe of ancient mummification
Episode 180822 / 22 Aug 2018
Today's words and phrases: preserved, embalming, antibacterial, prevent something from decaying, intact
The AI that spots eye disease
Episode 180815 / 15 Aug 2018
Today's words and phrases: on the brink of, jaw-dropping, gasp, game changer, the advent of
Strandbeests - Theo Jansen's mechanical artworks
Episode 180808 / 08 Aug 2018
Today's words and phrases: engineer, powered by, trial and error, mechanical, robust design
Child announcer on London Underground
Episode 180801 / 01 Aug 2018
Today's words and phrases: safety, take care, handrail, injured, takes notice
25 July 2018
Episode 180725 / 25 Jul 2018
Today's words and phrases: exploring, tracked, identify, monitored, carry out
18 July 2018
Episode 180718 / 18 Jul 2018
Today's words and phrases: smoulder, wildfires, smoky, plume, drifting
11 July 2018
Episode 180711 / 11 Jul 2018
Today's words and phrases: freshest, going green, pesticides, harvested, horticulture
4 July 2018
Episode 180704 / 04 Jul 2018
Today's words and phrases: flypasts, the RAF, air traffic centre, airspace, aircraft
27 June 2018
Episode 180627 / 27 Jun 2018
Today's words and phrases: passion, motivation, collective achievement, inspiration
20 June 2018
Episode 180620 / 20 Jun 2018
Today's words and phrases: critically endangered, wiped out, rearing (something) in captivity, sanctuary
13 June 2018
Episode 180613 / 13 Jun 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: pristine, microplastics, airborne, contaminated
6 June 2018
Episode 180606 / 06 Jun 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: accurate record, keep tabs on, adjust, catalogue
30 May 2018
Episode 180530 / 30 May 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: dolphinariums, in captivity, human-animal bonds, in the wild
23 May 2018
Episode 180523 / 23 May 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: put through their paces, dieticians, getting fit, leaner, burning calories
16 May 2018
Episode 180516 / 16 May 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: whirlwind romance, tying the knot, blind date, fell in love, engagement
9 May 2018
Episode 180509 / 09 May 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: a labour of love, stripped back, bare metal, painstaking refurbishment, architectural brilliance
2 May 2018
Episode 180502 / 02 May 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: lifeblood, sustenance, make a living, way of life, in the doldrums
25 April 2018
Episode 180425 / 25 Apr 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: rate, analysed, dataset, on average
18 April 2018
Episode 180418 / 18 Apr 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: depressed, open up, comfort, counsellor, therapist
11 April 2018
Episode 180411 / 11 Apr 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: eats away, chip, swishing, acidic, erode
4 April 2018
Episode 180404 / 04 Apr 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: stale bread, leftover, niche, raising awareness
28 March 2018
Episode 180328 / 28 Mar 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: sugar tax, half the price, revenue-raising measure, policies, fall in consumption
21 March 2018
Episode 180321 / 21 Mar 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: shake up, giving it a shot, a viable alternative, pie in the sky
14 March 2018
Episode 180314 / 14 Mar 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: chunks, flying buttress, brace, Gothic masonry, crumbles
7 March 2018
Episode 180307 / 07 Mar 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: litter, versatile, to hammer home, new lease of life, eye-catching
28 February 2018
Episode 180228 / 28 Feb 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: vital signs, monitor (their) progress, speed (her) recovery, medical team, heart rate
21 February 2018
Episode 180221 / 21 Feb 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: pilot scheme, gain traction, draw inspiration (from), government guidelines, champion
14 February 2018
Episode 180214 / 14 Feb 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: jobseeker, contract, short-term, candidates, the competition
7 February 2018
Episode 180207 / 07 Feb 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: exporting, generate, diversify, funding, mainstay
31 January 2018
Episode 180131 / 31 Jan 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: glimpse, hurtling, miles an hour, test track, cut the journey
24 January 2018
Episode 180124 / 24 Jan 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: glacial ice, icy seas, frigid ice, wall of life, unique ecosystem
17 January 2018
Episode 180117 / 17 Jan 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: sanctuary, rescue centre, rehab, recuperation
10 January 2018
Episode 180110 / 10 Jan 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: robot, artificial intelligence, driverless cars, autonomous cab
3 January 2018
Episode 180103 / 03 Jan 2018
Learn today's words and phrases: stacking, stock, displays, promotions, running
27 December 2017
Episode 171227 / 27 Dec 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: genetic defeat, clot, bleeding, blood clotting proteins, Factor Eight
20 December 2017
Episode 171220 / 20 Dec 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: faint-hearted, steep, gradient, weak at the knees, descent
13 December 2017
Episode 171213 / 13 Dec 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: hearing impairment, stimulate, hearing acuity, discriminate
6 December 2017
Episode 171206 / 06 Dec 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: creatures, thrive, ecology, species, food web
29 November 2017
Episode 171129 / 29 Nov 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: towers above, active, peak, eruption, lava
22 November 2017
Episode 171122 / 22 Nov 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: sell-by date, discarded, overproduction, surplus, landfill
15 November 2017
Episode 171115 / 15 Nov 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: tombs, civilisations, ancient wonders, treasure, centuries-old heritage
8 November 2017
Episode 171108 / 08 Nov 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: species, DNA, genetic comparisons, evolutionary history, breakthrough
1 November 2017
Episode 171101 / 01 Nov 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: biological clock, open-heart surgery, complications, high-risk patients, medicine
25 October 2017
Episode 171025 / 25 Oct 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: resistant, antibiotics, transmitted, prophylaxis, disinfect
18 October 2017
Episode 171018 / 18 Oct 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: sinister, threatening, in distress, do more harm than good
11 October 2017
Episode 171011 / 11 Oct 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: dumped, collections, sustainable materials, break down, micro level
4 October 2017
Episode 171004 / 04 Oct 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: desertification, erode, humidity, drought-resistant, planting
27 September 2017
Episode 170927 / 27 Sep 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: get connected, chip, tracked, tagging, smarter
20 September 2017
Episode 170920 / 20 Sep 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: a comeback, brought back from the dead, breeding programme, staging its return, released back into the wild
13 September 2017
Episode 170913 / 13 Sep 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: therapist, anxiety, depression, therapeutic quality, stimulating
6 September 2017
Episode 170906 / 06 Sep 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: Saturn, ring system, aurora, probe, atmosphere
30 August 2017
Episode 170830 / 30 Aug 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: penetrate, ponder, notorious, blanket ban
23 August 2017
Episode 170823 / 23 Aug 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: outraged, inspired by fiction, crowned, podiatrist
16 August 2017
Episode 170816 / 16 Aug 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: impunity, uncharted, keep up with the Joneses, child's play
9 August 2017
Episode 170809 / 09 Aug 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: elective, forsaking, fairly and squarely, top dog
26 July 2017
Episode 170726 / 26 Jul 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: segregated, front-runner, vehicles, internal combustion engine
19 July 2017
Episode 170719 / 19 Jul 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: breadwinner, habitat, drastically
12 July 2017
Episode 170712 / 12 Jul 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: vicious cycle, vices, welfare
28 June
Episode 170628 / 28 Jun 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: brainpower, humorously, crowd-pleaser
31 May 2017
Episode 170531 / 31 May 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: bacteria, hub, turn their lives around
24 May 2017
Episode 170524 / 24 May 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: grieving, overdrive, coordinated
17 May 2017
Episode 170517 / 17 May 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: myth, smuggle, has a knack for
10 May 2017
Episode 170510 / 10 May 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: condition, draw, is down to
3 May 2017
Episode 170503 / 03 May 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: trawled through, persuaded, obsession
26 April 2017
Episode 170426 / 26 Apr 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: solar power, remarkable, sanctuary
19 April 2017
Episode 170419 / 19 Apr 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: tunnelling, put a spin on, camaraderie
12 April 2017
Episode 170412 / 12 Apr 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: side-effects, green businesses, backstory
29 March 2017
Episode 170329 / 29 Mar 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: triggered, unpick, unfolding, hologram
22 March 2017
Episode 170322 / 22 Mar 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: underway, stands out, making history
15 March 2017
Episode 170315 / 15 Mar 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: besieged, salvo, turnaround, upstaged
8 March 2017
Episode 170308 / 08 Mar 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: steeped in, emissions, far-fetched
1 March 2017
Episode 170301 / 01 Mar 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: upside, catching their breath, dexterity
22 February 2017
Episode 170222 / 22 Feb 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: visually impaired, engineered, heading out
15 February 2017
Episode 170215 / 15 Feb 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: fall from grace, rip-off goods, a range of
8 February 2017
Episode 170208 / 08 Feb 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: relics, comprehensive, sorted
1 February 2017
Episode 170201 / 01 Feb 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: outrageous, looking into, hermit
25 January 2017
Episode 170125 / 25 Jan 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: premature, wholesome, obesity
18 January 2017
Episode 170118 / 18 Jan 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: predominantly, devastating, cited, controversial
11 January 2017
Episode 170111 / 11 Jan 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: seedy, urban areas, cubs
4 January 2017
Episode 170104 / 04 Jan 2017
Learn today's words and phrases: mock-up, social isolation, daredevils
28 December 2016
Episode 161228 / 28 Dec 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: pioneering, safe haven, distracted
21 December 2016
Episode 161221 / 21 Dec 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: cabin feverish, harness, holographic, companion
14 December 2016
Episode 161214 / 14 Dec 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: a testament, lived rough, sanctuaries, urban oasis
7 December 2016
Episode 161207 / 07 Dec 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: in labour, keeping up, up close
30 November 2016
Episode 161130 / 30 Nov 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: mourning, cathartic release, prognosis, advance
23 November 2016
Episode 161123 / 23 Nov 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: evade tax, traces, solving
16 November 2016
Episode 161116 / 16 Nov 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: evade tax, traces, solving
9 November 2016
Episode 161109 / 09 Nov 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: storm, shattering the dreams, makeshift, inspired
2 November 2016
Episode 161102 / 02 Nov 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: airlifted, side effects, released
26 October 2016
Episode 161026 / 26 Oct 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: given the green light, severity, charity
19 October 2016
Episode 161019 / 19 Oct 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: classified, deficiency, vessel
12 October 2016
Episode 161012 / 12 Oct 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: destabilise, appetite, limiting the damage, nudge
5 October 2016
Episode 161005 / 05 Oct 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: inability, deadline, stigma, auctioned
28 September 2016
Episode 160928 / 28 Sep 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: forging, injuries, novel
21 September 2016
Episode 160921 / 21 Sep 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: potential, saddened, sensation
14 September 2016
Episode 160914 / 14 Sep 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: address, leaked, cracked
7 September 2016
Episode 160907 / 07 Sep 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: outbreaks, passed away, spotted
31 August 2016
Episode 160831 / 31 Aug 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: marine reserve, orbiting, mourning
24 August 2016
Episode 160824 / 24 Aug 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: peer, underestimated, put down to
17 August 2016
Episode 160817 / 17 Aug 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: medal tally, feeds on, cheating
10 August 2016
Episode 160810 / 10 Aug 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: wondering, to log, stylish, unveiled
3 August 2016
Episode 160803 / 03 Aug 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: questioned, remotely, insight
27 July 2016
Episode 160727 / 27 Jul 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: breaking through, eluded, blazes, prematurely
20 July 2016
Episode 160720 / 20 Jul 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: candidate, damning, trend
13 July 2016
Episode 160713 / 13 Jul 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: pressing, scene, malnutrition, so-called
6 July 2016
Episode 160706 / 06 Jul 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: on such a scale, judgement, on record, loggers
29 June 2016
Episode 160629 / 29 Jun 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: propaganda, urged, distinguished
22 June 2016
Episode 160622 / 22 Jun 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: cracks down, merciless, infrastructure, think tank
15 June 2016
Episode 160615 / 15 Jun 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: on high alert, paddling, range
8 June 2016
Episode 160608 / 08 Jun 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: to contest, victimised, swells
1 June 2016
Episode 160601 / 01 Jun 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: bitter stand-off, the heart of, thriving
25 May 2016
Episode 160525 / 25 May 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: bailout funds, samples, collaborative
18 May 2016
Episode 160518 / 18 May 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: missing, submerged, rapturous
11 May 2016
Episode 160511 / 11 May 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: highly symbolic, obliterated, inflicted, exoplanets
4 May 2016
Episode 160504 / 04 May 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: presumptive, inappropriately, long-standing
27 April 2016
Episode 160427 / 27 Apr 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: catastrophically, fall silent, scaffolding, glimpse, delivery
20 April 2016
Episode 160420 / 20 Apr 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: to date, precious, valuable
13 April 2016
Episode 160413 / 13 Apr 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: ambitious, exceptional, triumph, the height of, winning hearts
6 April 2016
Episode 160406 / 06 Apr 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: prominent, prompted, honoured
30 March 2016
Episode 160330 / 30 Mar 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: driverless, choking, toxic, abundance, predominantly
23 March 2016
Episode 160323 / 23 Mar 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: mourning, odious, abnormally, unrealistic
16 March 2016
Episode 160316 / 16 Mar 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: triggered, remarkable, outrage
9 March 2016
Episode 160309 / 09 Mar 2016
Learn today's words: violate, solar eclipse, influential, accomplishments
2 March 2016
Episode 160302 / 02 Mar 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: dominated, warning, manned
24 February 2016
Episode 160224 / 24 Feb 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: have come out, recalling, caesarean
17 February 2016
Episode 160217 / 17 Feb 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: restoring, seized, went under the knife
10 February 2016
Episode 160210 / 10 Feb 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: outsider, refurbishing, adapting
3 February 2016
Episode 160203 / 03 Feb 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: hailed, hampering, backlog, prediction
27 January 2016
Episode 160127 / 27 Jan 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: crossing, sporadic, spot
20 January 2016
Episode 160120 / 20 Jan 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: evenly, condition, boycott
13 January 2016
Episode 160113 / 13 Jan 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: vowed, partisan, bold ambition, census, iconic
6 January 2016
Episode 160106 / 06 Jan 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: announcement, suspended, bionic
30 December 2015
Episode 151230 / 30 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: nominate, replacement, manned
23 December 2015
Episode 151223 / 23 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: confront, reinforces, stepping down
16 December 2015
Episode 151216 / 16 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: plant, broke new ground, to renovate
9 December 2015
Episode 151209 / 09 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: ceasefire, ringleader, allegations
2 December 2015
Episode 151202 / 02 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: extremists, raids, pledged
25 November 2015
Episode 151125 / 25 Nov 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: striving, offset, revolutionary advances, ambassadors
18 November 2015
Episode 151118 / 18 Nov 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: on the run, legacy of, inevitable anxiety, symptomatic of, caused by
11 November 2015
Episode 151111 / 11 Nov 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: stem the flow, deteriorating, retaliatory steps, star lot
4 November 2015
Episode 151104 / 04 Nov 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: investigated, to secure, artisans, donations
28 October 2015
Episode 151028 / 28 Oct 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: vast army, cutting edge, vaping, kick the habit
21 October 2015
Episode 151021 / 21 Oct 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: displaced, launched offensives, defining moment, controversy
14 October 2015
Episode 151014 / 14 Oct 2015
Today's Headlines: Israel responds to Jerusalem attacks, Wolf war in French Alps, Man Booker winner announced
7 October 2015
Episode 151007 / 07 Oct 2015
Today's Headlines: EU to catch smugglers' boats, Iraqi girls tell their stories on stage, Toddler's miracle operation
30 September 2015
Episode 150930 / 30 Sep 2015
Today's Headlines: Dengue fever outbreak in Delhi, Drugs raid in the Caribbean Sea, UK starts womb transplants
23 September 2015
Episode 150923 / 23 Sep 2015
Today's Headlines: US investigates Volkswagen, Europe's migrant plan, The art of Pele
16 September 2015
Episode 150916 / 16 Sep 2015
Today's Headlines: Border closes for migrants, Wildfires in California, Crisis for world's oceans
