AQA Poetry Anthology Love and Relationships - award winning tutorials from Audiopi

This podcast series, written by Charlotte Unsworth, (a prolific blogger on English Literature and English Teacher at Skipton Girls High School), will examine each of the 15 poems you are required to study across AQA's Love and Relationships poetry anthology for GCSE. 

From Seamus Heaney's Follower to Charlotte Mew's The Farmer's Bride, each poem will be fully examined, looking at structure, form and language so that you will gain an in-depth understanding and be prepared for those all important exams. 

Our actors have also read each poem to help bring them to life. We recommend that you listen to them before and after you have listened to the actual podcast discussing the poem.

Tutorial Summary

• Listen to the narration of Follower by Heaney

Series Tutors

• Charlotte Unsworth BA Hons, M.A., M.Phil, PGCE Curriculum Leader Skipton Girls' High School 

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

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AQA Poetry Anthology Love and Relationships - award winning tutorials from Audiopi

This podcast series, written by Charlotte Unsworth, (a prolific blogger on English Literature and English Teacher at Skipton Girls High School), will examine each of the 15 poems you are required to study across AQA's Love and Relationships poetry anthology for GCSE. 

From Seamus Heaney's Follower to Charlotte Mew's The Farmer's Bride, each poem will be fully examined, looking at structure, form and language so that you will gain an in-depth understanding and be prepared for those all important exams. 

Our actors have also read each poem to help bring them to life. We recommend that you listen to them before and after you have listened to the actual podcast discussing the poem.

Tutorial Summary

• This podcast examines 2 of the key poems, Mother, Any Distance and Walking Away and how poets create a sense of distance.
• It will examine the content of the poems, the language – place and distance / nature / the everyday and finally the structure and form.

Series Tutors

• Charlotte Unsworth BA Hons, M.A., M.Phil, PGCE Curriculum Leader Skipton Girls' High School 

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.



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AQA Poetry Anthology Love and Relationships - award winning tutorials from Audiopi

This podcast series, written by Charlotte Unsworth, (a prolific blogger on English Literature and English Teacher at Skipton Girls High School), will examine each of the 15 poems you are required to study across AQA's Love and Relationships poetry anthology for GCSE. 

From Seamus Heaney's Follower to Charlotte Mew's The Farmer's Bride, each poem will be fully examined, looking at structure, form and language so that you will gain an in-depth understanding and be prepared for those all important exams. 

Our actors have also read each poem to help bring them to life. We recommend that you listen to them before and after you have listened to the actual podcast discussing the poem.

Tutorial Summary

Series Tutors

• Charlotte Unsworth BA Hons, M.A., M.Phil, PGCE Curriculum Leader Skipton Girls' High School 

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.



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AQA Poetry Anthology Love and Relationships - award winning tutorials from Audiopi

This podcast series, written by Charlotte Unsworth, (a prolific blogger on English Literature and English Teacher at Skipton Girls High School), will examine each of the 15 poems you are required to study across AQA's Love and Relationships poetry anthology for GCSE. 

From Seamus Heaney's Follower to Charlotte Mew's The Farmer's Bride, each poem will be fully examined, looking at structure, form and language so that you will gain an in-depth understanding and be prepared for those all important exams. 

Our actors have also read each poem to help bring them to life. We recommend that you listen to them before and after you have listened to the actual podcast discussing the poem.

Tutorial Summary

• This podcast is an introduction to the anthology, answering key questions, such as where do the poems come from?
• What do I need to know for the exam?
• It gives guidance of the assessment objectives (AO's), such as when and where to use light touch and gives you a context/background to the Anthology.
• Furthermore, it examines different approaches to poetry, especially on how to read and interpret

Series Tutors

• Charlotte Unsworth BA Hons, M.A., M.Phil, PGCE Curriculum Leader Skipton Girls' High School 

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.



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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is a fabulous book. A story written from the viewpoint of an autistic child it addresses many issues, such as attitudes to mental illness and parent-child relationships. 

Our GCSE Literature series explores the key themes, characters, context, genre, form and structure of the book. We also look at all the chapters in detail before rounding off with tutorials on key quotations and how to answer the all important exam questions.

Written by Laura Broadbent, an experienced writer and teacher, we are delighted that the part of Christopher is played by Chris Ashby who played the part in the West End

Tutorial Summary

• A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is packed with hard hitting themes, including Mental disabilities, dysfunctional families, coping with life and communication.
• It examines Christopher’s asperger’s syndrome and how it affects his parents, Christopher’s mother leaving the family, how Christopher himself and his parents cope with his illness and how Christopher communicates with his father.

Series Tutors

• Ms Laura Broadbent B.A., CELTA Writer for iGCSE English Cambridge University Press - Freelance

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.



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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is a fabulous book. A story written from the viewpoint of an autistic child it addresses many issues, such as attitudes to mental illness and parent-child relationships. 

Our GCSE Literature series explores the key themes, characters, context, genre, form and structure of the book. We also look at all the chapters in detail before rounding off with tutorials on key quotations and how to answer the all important exam questions.

Written by Laura Broadbent, an experienced writer and teacher, we are delighted that the part of Christopher is played by Chris Ashby who played the part in the West End

Tutorial Summary

• This tutorial looks at Christopher, Christopher’s father and Christopher’s mother, Siobhan and will address all key elements of their characteristics, what is each character’s role in the play and what does each character represent?
• It will also address the pivotal relationships between Christopher and his father and his relationship with his mother, Siobhan and how she treats him.

Series Tutors

• Ms Laura Broadbent B.A., CELTA Writer for iGCSE English Cambridge University Press - Freelance

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.



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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is a fabulous book. A story written from the viewpoint of an autistic child it addresses many issues, such as attitudes to mental illness and parent-child relationships. 

Our GCSE Literature series explores the key themes, characters, context, genre, form and structure of the book. We also look at all the chapters in detail before rounding off with tutorials on key quotations and how to answer the all important exam questions.

Written by Laura Broadbent, an experienced writer and teacher, we are delighted that the part of Christopher is played by Chris Ashby who played the part in the West End

Tutorial Summary

• What are the key contexts within the play, including how does Haddon’s personal context affect the play, including the various jobs he held before.
• It takes into consideration mental illnesses, disabilities and asperger’s syndrome and how people perceive them.
• Various jobs Haddon did before he wrote the novel.

Series Tutors

• Ms Laura Broadbent B.A., CELTA Writer for iGCSE English Cambridge University Press - Freelance

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.



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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is a fabulous book. A story written from the viewpoint of an autistic child it addresses many issues, such as attitudes to mental illness and parent-child relationships. 

Our GCSE Literature series explores the key themes, characters, context, genre, form and structure of the book. We also look at all the chapters in detail before rounding off with tutorials on key quotations and how to answer the all important exam questions.

Written by Laura Broadbent, an experienced writer and teacher, we are delighted that the part of Christopher is played by Chris Ashby who played the part in the West End

Tutorial Summary

• This tutorial looks at the main events in Curious and asks the question of what is the purpose of these events in the play?
• We also examine the techniques Mark Haddon, the author, use, including the narrative style and the numbering of chapters.
• It also addresses how Christopher has changed by the end.

Series Tutors

• Ms Laura Broadbent B.A., CELTA Writer for iGCSE English Cambridge University Press - Freelance

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.



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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon) - award winning tutorial content from Audiopi

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is a fabulous book. A story written from the viewpoint of an autistic child it addresses many issues, such as attitudes to mental illness and parent-child relationships. 

Our GCSE Literature series explores the key themes, characters, context, genre, form and structure of the book. We also look at all the chapters in detail before rounding off with tutorials on key quotations and how to answer the all important exam questions.

Written by Laura Broadbent, an experienced writer and teacher, we are delighted that the part of Christopher is played by Chris Ashby who played the part in the West End

Tutorial Summary

• In this first Audio Tutorial regarding A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time we examine the type of genres it fits into, what kind of text is it and considers how the novel borrows from different genres and styles of writing.

Series Tutors

• Ms Laura Broadbent B.A., CELTA Writer for iGCSE English Cambridge University Press - Freelance

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.



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The Sign of Four (Claudia Lux) - award winning tutorials from Audiopi

This classic novel by Arthur Conan Doyle provides many discussion points and intrigues. We examine Sherlock Holmes as a character, The Victorian serial novel, Detective fiction and associated tropes, the themes of Colonisation, Imperialisation, Class, the Fear of the Other and Drug consumption! 

We look at the structure and form of the novel, including serialisation, Novella and Mystery / Detective Story, provide further detailed character analysis and how they reflect the context and the major themes. 

We examine each of the individual chapters of The Sign of Four, providing a precis of each and provide a podcast on quotations as well as exam guidance to help when it comes to your English Literature GCSE.

Tutorial Summary

• In this shocking opening we see Sherlock Holmes taking cocaine and we Introduce Holmes and his abilities to the reader.
• We also provide further definition of the detective genre

Series Tutors

• Mr Alex Blott M.A., B.A. English Literature Tutor 
• Miss Alexandra Campbell B.A. (1st Class), M.A. (Distinction) University of Glasgow

The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! 

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