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
14 episodes
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Before the Sun'
In this episode Mrs Ravenscroft and Ms Yemenakis discuss 'Before the Sun' by Charles Mungoshi:Explore how Mungoshi vividly portrays the natural world in 'Before the Sun' .Don't forget to download the handout
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20:00
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Follower'
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney: How does Heaney strikingly convey the figure of his father in this poem? Don't forget to download the handout
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20:26
Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Song: Love Armed'
Mr Forster and Ms Yem talk about the following question:How does Behn present the power of love in 'Song: Love Armed'?Don't forget to download the
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22:57
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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26:13
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 - 'Where I Come From'
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Evans discuss 'Where I Come From' by Elizabeth Brewster. Don't forget to download the handout
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25:43