English Clinic: IGCSE LIT P1 - To Kill a Mockingbird
A short clinic on how to approach the IGCSE LIT P1 section on To Kill a Mockingbird. Advice on revision, planning and writing.
Apr 12, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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English Language exam technique from Bee Huntley - who sat the iGCSE herself this year.
In this episode I interview Bee Huntley, a veteran of the English Dept, with over 22 years in teaching. This year she sat the January series of English Language exams as a way of sharing with the department and the students her experience of revising, practising and actually sitting a real exam. This episode is packed with valuable revision lessons for students of all subjects, but especially those sitting English Language.
Mar 02, 2022•10 min•Season 10Ep. 1
Of Mice and Men: Cruelty and Unhappiness
Mr Allan and Mr Sebastian discuss the theme of cruelty in Of Mice and Men, and discuss which characters can lay claim to being the unhappiest on the ranch.
Jan 26, 2022•17 min
An Inspector Calls - A Close Look at the Inspector
In this episode, we take a close look at the character of the Inspector in Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'. An ominous figure appearing half way through Act 1 and disappearing half way through Act 3, Priestley allows us to observe the Birling family before, during and after they encounter the Inspector.
Feb 16, 2021•2 min•Season 5Ep. 12
An Inspector Calls - Priestley's Politics
In this episode, we take a close look at Priestley's political views and messages. Written in 1945 and set in 1912, Priestley explores the length and breadth of the political spectrum in the first half of the 20th century.
Feb 16, 2021•3 min•Season 5Ep. 11
An Inspector Calls - A Close Look at Power and Status
In this episode, we take a close look at the theme of Power and Status in Priestley's drawing room political drama.
Feb 16, 2021•4 min•Season 5Ep. 10
An Inspector Calls - A Close Look at Sheila
In this episode, we take a close look at the character of Sheila in Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'.
Feb 16, 2021•3 min•Season 5Ep. 9
An Inspector Calls - Generational Divide
A close look at the generational divide present in Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'.
Feb 16, 2021•4 min•Season 5Ep. 8
An Inspector Calls - Social Responsibility
A close look at the central message of social responsibility and how the importance of it is conveyed in Priestley's Post-War masterpiece.
Feb 16, 2021•4 min•Season 5Ep. 7
An Inspector Calls - Three Major Divisions
In this episode, we take a sideways look at Priestley's Post-War sociopolitical drama, refracting it through three analytical lenses.
Feb 16, 2021•5 min•Season 5Ep. 6
An Inspector Calls - explore the significance of the generational gap.
In this episode, we take a look at the generational gap present in Priestley’s Post-War political drama and explore Priestley’s message to his audience of the danger of the fixed mindsets of the older generation.
Feb 16, 2021•4 min•Season 5Ep. 5
An Inspector Calls - what is the importance of the Inspector?
A close look at the significance of this mysterious figure in Priestley’s powerful sociopolitical masterpiece.
Feb 16, 2021•3 min•Season 5Ep. 4
An Inspector Calls - How does Priestley explore the theme of Blame?
Three of our best students unpick the intricacies of who’s to blame for the death of Eva Smith and how to characters respond to that blame in Priestley’s Post War drawing room drama. NOTE: this was recorded remotely during lockdown.
Feb 16, 2021•4 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Memory and childhood in Never Let Me Go part 1
Jade and Grace discuss the themes of memory and childhood in part 1 of the novel.
Feb 12, 2021•16 min
Science in part 1 of Never Let Me Go
Poppy and Ava discuss how the theme of science is significant in the first part of the novel.
Feb 12, 2021•13 min
An Inspector Calls - How does Priestley explore the theme of Power and Status?
An incisive exploration of the theme of Power and Status in Priestley’s mid-20th century sociopolitical drama.
Dec 03, 2020•5 min•Season 5Ep. 2
An Inspector Calls - Explore the significance of Sheila
What makes Shelia a compelling character? Two of our expert students explore the significance of this character in Priestley’s didactic drawing room drama.
Dec 03, 2020•5 min•Season 5Ep. 1
To Kill a Mockingbird - the final chapters
Ms Rusholme gives a deep dive into the final chapters of Harper Lee’s Southern Gothic Bildungsroman on justice and injustice in 1930s America.
Dec 01, 2020•42 min•Season 3Ep. 12
To Kill A Mockingbird - A Southern Gothic Novel
Ms Gladwyn explores the genre of the Southern Gothic in regards to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird
Dec 01, 2020•10 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Social Class in Gothic Literature
Ms Gladwyn explores the topic of social class in Gothic Literature, a rigid class structure, the impact of rapid urbanisation and how Darwin’s views upset the Victorian apple cart.
Dec 01, 2020•9 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Of Mice and Men - Curley's Wife
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn explores the significance of Curley's Wife in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men .
Oct 22, 2020•4 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Gothic Literature: M.R. James
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn gives us an overview of the life and works of Edwardian author M.R. James - famed for his ghost stories. Gladwyn neatly sets James' work in its context and shows how he had a talent for causing terror by playing with the cultural anxieties of the time.
Oct 22, 2020•5 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Gothic Literature: The Castle of Otranto
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn introduces us to The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, widely considered to be the first text in the Gothic genre.
Oct 22, 2020•5 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Of Mice and Men - Loneliness
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn takes us through the all-important theme of 'loneliness' in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men .
Oct 22, 2020•4 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Of Mice and Men - The Dream
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn explores the theme of 'The Dream' in Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'.
Oct 22, 2020•5 min•Season 4Ep. 2
To Kill a Mockingbird - Atticus the Accommodationist
Atticus is probably the most recognisable fictional representative of liberalism in the 20th century. However, how progressive is he really? This podcast looks at the values he represents and asks if he really is the liberal progressive we think he is.
Aug 29, 2020•17 min•Season 3Ep. 10
To Kill a Mockingbird - Justice and Injustice (pt 2)
It’s important when looking at this text that we don’t just look for justice in the events of the trial. Throughout Part 2 there are several vignettes that highlight the themes of justice, injustice and hypocrisy.
Aug 29, 2020•20 min•Season 3Ep. 9
To Kill a Mockingbird - The significance of Aunt Alexandra
Aunt Alexandra: Attics’s sister, representative of the Old South, obsessed with lineage and class and an unwelcome ‘feminine influence’ for Scout. Is that the full story?
Aug 29, 2020•13 min•Season 3Ep. 7
To Kill a Mockingbird - What to look out for in Part 1 (Ch1-11)
A whistle stop tour through some key parts of Part 1. These chapters look at the more nostalgic parts of the novel, but also chart the rising sinister tone that dominates the second half of the novel.
Aug 29, 2020•24 min•Season 3Ep. 6
To Kill a Mockingbird - Context: Why is the American Civil War Still Relevant Today?
Whether it’s talk about pulling down statues of Southern Confederate generals or the debate around the presence of the Confederate flag in government buildings, the American Civil War of 1861-65 looms large in American history and politics, and casts a shadow even to this day. So, why does a war that ended 155 years ago still divide the nation? You’ll have to listen to the episode to find out. Enjoy!
Jul 02, 2020•13 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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