Surbiton English Lit

A short clinic on how to approach the IGCSE LIT P1 section on To Kill a Mockingbird. Advice on revision, planning and writing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this episode, we take a close look at the theme of Power and Status in Priestley's drawing room political drama.

In this episode, we take a close look at the character of Sheila in Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'.

A close look at the generational divide present in Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'.

A close look at the central message of social responsibility and how the importance of it is conveyed in Priestley's Post-War masterpiece.

In this episode, we take a sideways look at Priestley's Post-War sociopolitical drama, refracting it through three analytical lenses.