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Revise English Language, English Literature, History, Maths - including topics such as Shakespeare plays, Jekyll and Hyde, Poetry. This Revision Podcast is useful for students who are studying their GCSE exams or A Level exams.
Studying the History of Lebanon for your upcoming exams or as part of your coursework? This video is the perfect summary - we will cover Lebanon's way to independence, its Civil War, the Cedar Revolution along with the withdrawal of Israel and Syrian influence.
Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal Podcast
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Pressed for time? Our video covers all the Language and Gender theories and theorists you need to be aware of when studying English Language at AS or A Level. We will cover the Dominance and Difference theories - when it comes to how English Language is used as well as how its use differs according to the gender of the speaker.
Key moments:
- 1:49 Otto Jespersen (1922)
- 4:02 Robin Lakoff (1975)
- 11:12 Don Zimmerman and Candace West (1975)
- 13:28 Geoffrey Beattie (1982)
- 15:56 Pamela Fishman (1983)
- 18:15 Deborah Tannen (1990)
- 19:45 Janet Holmes (1992)
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Studying John Steinbeck's novella 'Of Mice and Men'? Check out our revision summary video on the story's plot, context, characters and themes!
- 0:00 Introduction
- 0:45 PLOT SUMMARY
- 3:04 THE GREAT DEPRESSION
- 6:44 THE DUST BOWL
- 9:03 HOLLYWOOD
- 11:25 JIM CROW LAWS
- 13:37 GEORGE
- 14:28 LENNIE
- 15:54 SLIM
- 18:06 CURLEY'S WIFE
- 19:23 CROOKS
- 21:32 CARLSON
- 22:16 THE AMERICAN DREAM
- 27:08 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal Podcast
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Studying the History of Medicine for your History GCSE coursework or exams? We've got you covered! In this video, we will offer you a detailed in-depth breakdown of EVERYTHING you need to know from Early Medicine - beginning with Hippocrates' Four Humours Theory and Galen's ideas on medicine, to the Medieval Period, the Black Plague and how people and the Catholic Church viewed disease as well as their remedies.
We will delve into Islamic scholars and the role of Islamic medicine during this period. We will go into also the Renaissance period, all the breakthroughs made, and then examine the Victorian period, the role of key thinkers and important laws. Finally we will look at Modern Medicine - beginning with World War 1, World War 2 and reforms to Medicine especially in England as well as the rise of the NHS and modern methods of Medicine.
Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal Podcast
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Key moments:
1) 0:43 Recapping on Timings
2) 3:01 Use Your Time Strategically
3) 5:04 How Does the Writer Use Language
4) 5:56 Question Number Three Is a Structure Question
5) 9:39 Section B
6) 10:41 Describe Life
7) 14:28 Cataphoric Reference
Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal Podcast
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- 0:00 Introduction
- 0:30 George Orwell
- 1:57 Allegory
- 3:37 Dystopia
- 4:02 All Animals Are Equal
- 4:34 Summary
- 9:57 Characters
- 13:45 Key Characters
- 21:19 Important Themes
Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal Podcast
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Studying "On Her Knees" by Tim Winton? Check out our revision video which explains and analyses language techniques and context you should be aware of when studying this text!
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Studying 'The Lemon Orchard' by Alex La Guma as part of the Cambridge CIE English GCSE exam preparations? Check out our video revealing to you how to write winning Level 9 model answers for this passage!
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Studying the play 'Macbeth' for your upcoming English GCSE exams but not sure what quotes to memorise or how to analyse them? Barbara Njau will walk you through how to do word-level analysis for key quotes relating to Macbeth's character!
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Studying the play 'Romeo and Juliet' for your upcoming English GCSE exams but not sure what quotes to memorise or how to analyse them? Barbara Njau will walk you through how to do word-level analysis for key quotes relating to Juliet's character!
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Studying the play 'Romeo and Juliet' for your upcoming English GCSE exams but not sure what quotes to memorise or how to analyse them? Barbara Njau will walk you through how to do word-level analysis for key quotes relating to Romeo's character!
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Studying "Journey" by Partricia Grace? Check out our revision video which explains and analyses language techniques and context you should be aware of when studying this text!
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Studying "Blessing" by Imtiaz Dharker? Check out our revision video which explains and analyses language techniques and context you should be aware of when studying this text!
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Studying "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" by John Keats? Check out our revision video which explains and analyses language techniques and context you should be aware of when studying this text!
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Stuck on how to write a Level 8 Model Answer on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" for your GCSE exams? Check out our video where we answer the question "How Is Macbeth Presented As A Powerful Character?" Barbara Njau will walk you through what goes into writing a top Level 8 answer!
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In this episode we analyse and summarise all you need to know about John McGahern's 'The Stoat' for IGCSE! We will unpack all the key context, plot, characters, and themes you need to know.
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In this episode, we analyse and summarise key characters, quotes, and themes in Ray Bradbury's 'There Will Come Soft Rains' for IGCSE!
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In this episode, we will go over how to write a top Level 9 Model Answer for 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens! This video will provide you with a step-by-step analysis of how to select key quotations from the extract you are given in your AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam, how to dissect the information, select the best quotations as well as use key quotes from elsewhere in the novella!
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In this episode we analyse a Level 9 model answer framework and explanation in order to understand how to compare two poems or texts in a high-scoring essay!
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Join us as we analyse a model answer for John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'!
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This episode explains the rich context of Arthur Miller's 1953 play 'The Crucible', including the Salem Witch Trials and the Red Scare.
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This maths-based episode provides a breakdown of the workings of algebra.
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This maths-based episode takes a look at factor multiplication.
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This episode addresses the functions of numbers and place holders in mathematics.
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This maths-based episode takes a look at the functions of geometry, providing an explanation on how axis points operate.
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This episode provides a breakdown of the key case studies surrounding Child Language Acquisition.
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This episode takes a look at solving word problems in mathematics.
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This episode addresses the workings of geometry and its relationship with shapes.
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This episode provides a detailed explanation of the workings of fractions in mathematics.
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This episode addresses the functioning of percentages in mathematics.
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This episode addresses ratios and proportions and their functioning in mathematics.
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This episode addresses the functioning of measurements in mathematics.
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This episode tackles William Shakespeare's 'Richard III', analysing its key thematic and structural concerns.
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This episode provides a breakdown of the key theories surrounding Child Language Acquisition.
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This episode provides a comprehensive breakdown of Margaret Attwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale', tackling its key thematic and structural concerns.
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This episode provides a thematic breakdown of the key concerns in William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'.
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This episode provides a comprehensive breakdown of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'.
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This episode is part two of a two-part analysis of J.B Priestly's 'An Inspector Calls'.
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This episode is part one of a two-part analysis of J.B Priestly's 'An Inspector Calls'.
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This episode engages in a comprehensive breakdown of the key concerns in William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'.
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This episode is part two of a three-part breakdown of AQA's 'Power and Conflict' anthology.
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This episode is the first of a two-part analysis of Helen Dunmore's 'The Lie'.
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This episode is the third part of a three-part analysis of AQA's 'Power and Conflict' anthology.
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This episode is the final part of a two-part analysis of Helen Dunmore's 'The Lie'.
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This episode is the second part of a two-part analysis of Monica Ali's 'Brick Lane'.
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This episode addresses the key concerns of AQA's 'Power and Conflict' anthology. (1/3)
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This episode provides a comprehensive breakdown of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.
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This episode is part two of a two-part structured analysis of the key concerns in Edith Wharton's 'The Age of Innocence'.
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This episode is part one of a two-part structured analysis of the key concerns in Edith Wharton's 'The Age of Innocence'.
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This episode provides a detailed breakdown of the specifics of AO1, AO2 and AO3 mark-scheme assessment objectives.
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This episode is the final part of a three-part analysis of Chinua Achebe's 'No Longer at Ease'.
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This episode is part two of a three-part analysis of Chinua Achebe's 'No Longer at Ease'.
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This episode is the first of a three-part summary of Chinua Achebe's 'No Longer at Ease'.
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This episode is part two of a three-part breakdown of AQA's 'Love and Relationships' poetry anthology.
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This episode is part one of a three-part breakdown of AQA's 'Love and Relationships' poetry anthology.
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This episode is part three of a three-part breakdown of AQA's 'Love and Relationships' poetry anthology.
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This episode engages in a thorough analysis of the key structural and thematic concepts of Christopher Marlowe's 'Edward II'.
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This episode addresses the key themes, characters and contexts of Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility'.
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This episode provides a detailed look at the key structural and thematic elements of Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'.
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This episode engages with the key structural and thematic concerns of Sebastian Faulks' 'Birdsong'.
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This episode is part one of a two-part analysis of Chimamanda Nqozi Adichie's 'Half of a Yellow Sun', providing a detailed breakdown of its key structural, contextual and thematic elements.
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This episode addresses John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath', tackling its key thematic and structural concerns.
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This episode is part one of a two-part analysis of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing'.
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This episode is part two of a two-part analysis of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing'.
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This episode provides a breakdown of the key structural, contextual and thematic elements of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
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This episode is part two of a two-part analysis of Chimamanda Nqozi Adichie's 'Half of a Yellow Sun', providing a detailed breakdown of its key structural, contextual and thematic elements.
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This episode provides a breakdown of the key plot points and contextual themes in Moshin Hamid's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'.
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This episode is part two of a two-part analysis of Oliver Goldsmith's 'She Stoops to Conquer', addressing its central thematic and structural concerns.
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This episode is part one of a two-part analysis of Oliver Goldsmith's 'She Stoops to Conquer', addressing its central thematic and structural concerns.
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This episode provides a thorough assessment of the key points and arguments of Stephen Kelman's 'Pigeon English', drawing upon rhetorical technique and contexts of production.
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This episode provides a concise analysis of the key concerns in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Man of Law's Tale'.
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This episode takes a look at Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Reeve's Tale', providing an analysis of its key thematic and structural concerns.
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This episode addresses the key thematic elements of Henry Roth's 'Call it Sleep'.
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This episode provides a structural analysis of Lucy Prebble's 'Enron', engaging with its key thematic and rhetorical concerns.
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This episode provides a structural analysis of F.Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', drawing upon its key thematic concerns.
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This episode provides a concise analysis of the key concerns in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Cook's Tale'.
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This episode provides a concise analysis of the key concerns in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Friar's Tale'.
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This episode provides an analysis of the key concerns of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Summoner's Tale'.
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This episode tackles the key concerns of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Merchant's Tale'.
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This episode provides a breakdown of the key thematic concerns in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Pardoner's Tale'.
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This episode provides a structured thematic analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Squire's Tale'.
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This episode tackles the key thematic concerns in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Franklin's Tale'.
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This episode provides a structured analysis of the key thematic concerns in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Physician's Tale'.
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This episode provides a structural breakdown of the key thematic concerns in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Prioress' Tale'.
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This episode focuses on the key concerns of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Clerk's Tale'.
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This episode is part two in a two-part breakdown of Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs Dalloway', and deals with its key thematic and structural concerns.
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This episode provides a breakdown of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale', dealing with its key themes and structural concerns.
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This episode provides a structural analysis of Chaucer's 'The Manciple's Tale', dealing with its key themes and plot points.
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This episode provides a structural breakdown of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Tale of Melibee'.
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This episode provides a structural breakdown of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Tale of Sir Topas'.
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This episode is part two of a two-part detailed breakdown of the key concerns in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'.
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This episode is part one of a two-part engagement with Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs Dalloway', addressing its key thematic and structural concerns.
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This episode provides a detailed analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Monk's Tale', analysing its key themes and concepts.
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This episode is part one of a two-part detailed breakdown of the key concerns in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'.
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This episode tackles the key concerns of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Nun's Priest's Tale'.
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This episode provides a structural breakdown of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Parson's Tale', dealing with its key themes, plot points and contexts.
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This episode is part one of a two-part comprehensive breakdown of Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Never Let Me Go', dealing with its key themes and plot points.
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This episode is part one of a two-part comprehensive breakdown of Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Never Let Me Go', dealing with its key themes and plot points.
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This episode is part one of a two-part breakdown of Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband', tackling its key themes whilst providing a structural breakdown of its plot.
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This episode is part one of a two-part structural breakdown of William Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew', tackling its key themes and contexts.
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This episode is part two of a two-part breakdown of Shakespeare's 'Othello', tackling its key themes, contexts and characterisations.
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This episode is part one of a two-part analytical breakdown of William Shakespeare's 'Othello', tackling its key themes, contexts and characterisations.
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This episode addresses William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', dealing with its key themes and contexts whilst providing a structured plot breakdown.
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This episode is part two of a two-part breakdown of Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband', tackling its key themes whilst providing a structural breakdown of its plot.
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This episode is part two of a two-part structural breakdown of William Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew', tackling its key themes and contexts.
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This episode addresses John Webster's 'The Duchess of Malfi', tackling the play's key thematic and contextual concerns.
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This episode is part one of a two-part structural analysis of Arthur Miller's 'A View From A Bridge', tackling its key concerns.
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This episode is part two of a two-part structural analysis of Arthur Miller's 'A View From A Bridge', tackling its key concerns.
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This episode provides a structured analysis of Khaled Hosseini's 'The Kite Runner', covering its key themes, characters and plot developments.
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This episode provides a structural analysis of William Shakespeare's 'Henry V', tackling its key themes, characterisations and events.
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This episode addresses Monica Ali's 'Brick Lane', dealing with the novel's key themes and plot points.
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This episode addresses Marlowe's 'Doctor Fautus', and provides a structured analysis of its key concerns. The episode is part one of two podcasts on 'Doctor Faustus'.
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This episode addresses Marlowe's 'Doctor Fautus', and provides a structured analysis of its key concerns. The episode is part one of two podcasts on 'Doctor Faustus'.
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The episode addresses William Shakespeare's 'Richard III', tackling its main thematic concerns, characterisations and historical context.
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This episode provides a thorough look at the key concerns of William Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra', addressing key themes, characters and contexts.
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This episode provides a breakdown of the different strands of Child Language Acquisition theory, and the various disputes and limitations which surround it.
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The episode provides a full summary of the events of the Cold War between the years of 1941-1958, including an analysis of the root causes of the conflict. The content of the episode fits within the workings of AQA, CIE and Edexcel GCSE syllabus schemes.
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