Macbeth

7. Context

Jean and Carl discuss the context of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

• 9 mins

Macbeth

8. Recap Quiz

Jean and Carl test your knowledge with a quiz all about Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

• 10 mins

An Inspector Calls

1. Plot Summary

Jean and Carl explore the plot of An Inspector Calls.

• 12 mins

An Inspector Calls

2. Characters part 1

Jean and Carl discuss the characters of Inspector Goole, Mr Birling and Mrs Birling.

• 11 mins

An Inspector Calls

3. Characters part 2

Jean and Carl discuss the characters of Sheila, Eric and Gerald in An Inspector Calls.

• 10 mins

An Inspector Calls

4. Themes

Jean and Carl explore the themes of An Inspector Calls.

• 11 mins

An Inspector Calls

5. Form, structure and language

Jean and Carl explore the form, structure and language in An Inspector Calls.

• 11 mins

An Inspector Calls

6. Dramatisation

Jean and Carl explore the dramatisation of J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls.

• 9 mins

An Inspector Calls

7. Context

Jean and Carl explore the context of An Inspector Calls.

• 11 mins

An Inspector Calls

8. Recap Quiz

It's time to recap what you've learned. Jean and Carl test your knowledge with a quiz.

• 13 mins

Poetry

1. Language, form and structure

This episode gives tips on how to write about the language, form and structure of poetry.

• 7 mins

Poetry

2. Quotations in poetry

This episode shares tips on how to use quotations effectively in your literature exams.

• 7 mins

Poetry

3. Unseen poetry

This episode shares tips on how to write about unseen poems in the exam.

• 6 mins

Poetry

4. Comparing ‘Exposure’ and ‘Extract from the Prelude’

Comparing Exposure by Wilfred Owen and Extract from the Prelude by William Wordsworth.

• 9 mins

Poetry

5. Comparing 'Remains' and 'Kamikaze'

Comparing Remains by Simon Armitage and Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland.

• 9 mins

Poetry

6. Comparing 'Tissue' and 'The Émigrée'

Comparing Tissue by Imtiaz Dharker and The Émigrée by Carol Rumens.

• 9 mins

Poetry

7. Comparing 'Neutral Tones' and 'Winter Swans'

Comparing Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy and Winter Swans by Owen Sheers.

• 9 mins

Poetry

8. Comparing 'Walking Away' and 'Climbing My Grandfather'

Compare Walking Away by Cecil Day-Lewis and Climbing My Grandfather by Andrew Waterhouse

• 9 mins

Poetry

9. Comparing 'Like An Heiress' and 'Thirteen'

Comparing Like An Heiress by Grace Nichols and Thirteen by Caleb Femi.

• 10 mins

Poetry

10. Comparing 'Charge of the Light Brigade' and 'Poppies'

Comparing Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Poppies by Jane Weir.

• 9 mins

Poetry

11. Comparing 'Cozy Apologia' and 'Living Space'

Comparing Cozy Apologia by Rita Dove and Living Space by Imtiaz Dharker.

• 9 mins