First Rate Tutors' Podcast: Recent Episodes

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Digestable breakdowns of academic texts, aimed towards GCSE, A-Level and Undergraduate students.

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An Inspector Calls: Summary (Part 1) Revision for AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, WJEC Exams

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Othello In 8 Minutes: Context and Summary: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Othello In 6 Minutes: Characters, Themes and Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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An Inspector Calls: Themes and Key Characters: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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A View From The Bridge: Summary and Context: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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A View From The Bridge: Characters, Themes and Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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Merchant of Venice In 7 Minutes: Revision Summary

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Shakespeare's 'Richard III' In 8 Minutes: Revision Tips

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Helen Dunmore's 'The Lie': Revision Summary (Part 1)

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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer: Overview, Context, Prologue: Revision Guide

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Helen Dunmore's 'The Lie': Characters and Themes: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth': Last Minute Crash Course: Revision Guide

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No Longer At Ease: Context and Characters: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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No Longer At Ease: Context and Characters Revision Guide (Part 3)

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Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Plot, Characters, Themes: Revision Guide

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Margaret Atwood's The Handmaids Tale: Plot, Characters, Themes, Symbols: Revision Guide

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Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra' In 8 Minutes: Revision Guide

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Henrik Ibsen's 'A Dolls House' In 5 Minutes: Plot, Characters, Themes: Revision Guide

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Brick Lane In 8 Minutes: Summary and Key Characters: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton In 5 Minutes: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Brick Lane In 5 Minutes: Themes and Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: Characters, Themes and Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' In 4 Minutes: Plot, Characters and Themes

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Half of A Yellow Sun In 5 Minutes: Context and Summary: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Love and Relationships: AQA: Anthology, Summary, Structure, Language and Form: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Half of A Yellow Sun In 3 Minutes: Characters, Themes and Summary: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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Percentages for GCSE, AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR: Revision Lesson

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Hamlet Explained for OCR, AQA, EDEXCEL: Plot, Characters, Themes and Symbols

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Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility' for AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, WJEC: Context, Characters, Themes

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Love and Relationships: AQA, Form, Language and Structure: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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Love and Relationships: AQAa, Anthology, Structure, Language, Form for AQA, GCSE Revision Guide (Part 3)

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Assessment Objectives Explained In 5 Minutes: ao1, ao2, ao3

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William Shakespeare's 'Henry V' In 5 Minutes: Context, Summary and Themes

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The Knights Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters Revision Guide

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Taming Of The Shrew by Shakespeare In 3 Minutes: Context and Summary: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Taming Of The Shrew In 4 Minutes: Characters, Themes and Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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The Millers Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters

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Grapes Of Wrath in 3 Minutes: Characters, Themes and Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing': Characters, Themes, Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Moshin Hamid: Plot, Context, Characters, Themes: Revision Guide

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Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' in 3 Minutes: Context and Summary: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks: Context, Plot, Characters, Themes

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The Reeves Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters

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Power and Conflict: AQA, Anthology, Form, Language, Structure: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbec: For AQA, OCR, WJEC, EDEXCEL

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She Stoops to Conquer in 3 Minutes: Context and Summary: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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The Cooks Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters Revision Guide

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She Stoops To Conquer in 4 Minutes: Characters, Themes and Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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Call It Sleep by Henry Roth: Summary, Context and Analysis

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The Man of Laws Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters

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The Wife of Baths Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters

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The Friars Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes and Main Characters

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Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway: For AQA, OCR, WJEC, EDEXCEL: Context, Summary (Part 1)

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Power and Conflict: AQA, Exposure, Storm on the Island, Bayonet Charge & Poppies (Part 2)

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Power, Conflict: GCSE, War Photographer, Tissue, Emigree Mamikaze, Checking Out Me History (Part 3)

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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster: Context, Plot, Characters and Themes

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The Great Gatsby: Revision foR AQA, OCR, WJEC, EDEXCEL: Characters, Themes, Symbols Analysis

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The Clerks Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters

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The Summoners Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters

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The Merchants Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes-, Main Characters

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Number and Place Value: 11 Maths Made Easy

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The Squires Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters

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Fractions Made Easy: AQA, EDEXCEL, WJEC, IGCSE

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Enron by Lucy Prebble: Plot, Summary, Context and Characters

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The Franklins Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters

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Ratios and Proportions Explained: GCSE Maths Practice

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Algebra Made Easy: GCSE, Revision for AQA, EDEXCEL, IGCSE, WJEC

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Measurements Made Easy: Maths GCSE, AQA, EDEXCEL, IGCSE, WJEC

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The Physicians Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters Revision Guide

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Geometry Shapes Made Easy: Parallelogram, Quadrilateral, Radius and More

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Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway for AQA, OCR, WJEC, EDEXCEL: Characters, Themes, Symbols (Part 2)

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Geometry Axis and Coordinate Points Explained: GCSE, Maths AQA, EDEXCEL, IGCSE, CIE, WJEC

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: Context, Summary, Themes and Characters

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: Context and Summary Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: Characters, Themes and Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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The Tale of Melibee by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes and Main Characters

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Multiplying Factors, Prime Numbers and BODMAS: Maths Made Easy

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The Monks Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes and Main Characters

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The Manciples Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes and Main Characters: Revision Guide

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Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe: Context and Play Summary: Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe: Characters, Themes and Symbols: Revision Guide (Part 2)

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Child Language Acquisition: Theories: A Level & University Revision Summary

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Child Language Acquisition: Case Studies: A Level University Revision

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Child Language Acquisition: Theories, Criticisms, Limitations: A Level University Revision

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Solving Word Problems in Maths: Primary 10 and 11 Exam Practice

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English Language A-Level Language Frameworks Explained: A Level EnglisH Revision

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The Cold War 1941-1958: GCSE Revision, CIE, EDEXCEL, AQA

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Statistics Made Easy: Revision for GCSE, MATHS AQA, EXEXCEL, IGCSE, CIE, WJEC

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Hard Times by Charles Dickens: Plot, Characters, Themes: Revision for GCSE and A Level

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The Canons Yeomans Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Main Characters

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English Language Change: Theories and Attitudes. A Level Revision For OCR, WJEC, EDEXCEL

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Shakespeare's 'Measure For Measure': Context, Plot, Themes and Characters

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A Separate Peace by John Knowles: Context, Plot, Themes and Characters

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Aravind Adigas The White Tiger: Context, Plot, Themes and Characters

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An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde: Context, Summary. Revision Guide for GCSE and A LEVEL (Part 2)

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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: Characters, Themes, Symbols Revision Guide (Part 2)

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Summary of 'An Ideal Husband' by Oscar Wilde: Revision for GCSE and A Level; Revision Guide (Part 1)

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Edward II by Christopher Marlowe: Context, Summary, Theme and Analysis

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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: Context and Summary (Part 1)

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The Prioress Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Character Analysis

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The Tale of Sir Topas by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Character Analysis

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The Nuns Priest Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Character Analysis

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The Pardoners Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: Summary, Themes, Character Analysis

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An Inspector Calls: Themes and Key Characters (Part 22)

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This episode provides a thorough reading of Stephen Kelman's 'Pigeon English', outlining the contextual and thematic concerns of the text.

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A thorough-yet-concise analysis of William Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra', dealing with the key themes, events and contexts.

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A detailed analysis of the events and causes of the Cold War, centring around the years 1941-1958 and the beginning of conflict between the US and Russia which was to dominate global politics in the 20th century.