BGS English Revision Podcast
A Bristol Grammar School revision podcast designed to help you revise for the CIE English Literature IGCSE and the Edexcel Language IGCSE.
Episodes
23 episodes
Literature Paper 1 - Short Stories - 'Showing the Flag'
Here's a new episode by Ms Thomas and Ms Whitehead on one of the short stories some classes are studying for Literature Paper 1. They are discussing Showing the Flag” by Jane Gardam. Don't forget to download the handout
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13:45
Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 5.1 - Fitting end
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss the ending to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Don't forget to download the handout
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16:13
Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1 - Revealing Moment
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss a question on 4.1 of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Don't forget to download the handout
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21:08
Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 3.1 - Amusing Moment
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss how Shakespeare presents 3.1 as an amusing moment. Don't forget to download the handout
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23:17
Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.2 - Confusion
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss how Shakespeare presents a growing sense of confusion in an extract from 2.2. Don't forget to download the handout
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23:17
Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 - Demetrius and Helena
Ms Yem and Mr Forster talk about the extract we used for the 2025 Trial exam on Helena and Demetrius in Act 2 Scene 1. Don't forget to download the handout
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24:44
Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 - Fairy World
Ms Yem and Mr Forster discuss an extract from the opening to 2.1 on the following question: How does Shakespeare present the fairy world at this moment in the play?Don't forget to download the handout with the question, thesis, and essa...
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22:14
Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 1.2 - Humour
Ms Yem and Mr Forster discuss a question on the following: How does Shakespeare make this a humorous moment in the play? A deceptively tricky question so a bit of a stretch-and-challenge episode. Don't forget to download the
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Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 1.1 - Dramatic opening
Ms Yem and Mr Forster discuss a question on the dramatic opening of Act 1, Scene 1 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.Don't forget to download the revision handout here:
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27:11
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'Snowdrop'
Ms Yemenakis and Ms Yemenakis discuss 'Snowdrop'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
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19:43
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'Football at Slack'
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis talk about 'Football at Slack'. Don't forget to download the handout her...
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22:04
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'The Other'
Mr Evans and Mr Forster talk about the presentation of relationships in 'The Other'. Download the ha...
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21:52
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'Relic'
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss the brutality of the natural world in 'Relic'. Don't forget to download the podcast
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24:20
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'A Memory'
In this episode Ms Yemenakis talks with two of our Sixth Form English scholars, Evie and Nat, about 'A Memory'. Don't forget to download the handout
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22:38
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'Cat and Mouse'
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster explore one of the more tricky poems: 'Cat and Mouse'. Don't forget to download the handout
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18:35
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'The Horses'
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss 'The Horses'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
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20:33
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'The Jaguar'
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss Ted Hughes' poem, 'The Jaguar'. Don't forget to download the handout
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23:07
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'Roe Deer'
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss 'Roe Deer'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
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25:53
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'Telegraph Wires'
Mr Briggs and Ms Yemenakis discuss Ted Hughes' 'Telegraph Wires'. Here is a link to the handout....
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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25:37
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'Hawk Roosting'
Mrs Bale and Mr Forster talk about 'Hawk Roosting'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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19:35
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'The Thought Fox'
Mr Biddle discusses 'The Thought Fox' with some of our U6th scholars. Don't forget to download the handout
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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