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The BGS English Department

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.

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The BGS English Department

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Dernier épisode

7 mai 2026

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Épisodes

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Sonnet 18' 07.05.2026

Mr Forster and Mr Evans discuss Sonnet 18. A truly last minute revision podcast you lucky lucky people. Here's the handout.

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'A Different History' 01.05.2026

Mr Evans and Ms Yemenakis discuss a question on 'A Different History'. Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Report to Wordsworth' 28.04.2026

Mrs Ravenscroft and Ms Yemenakis discuss 'Report to Wordsworth'. Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Carpet-Weavers, Morocco' 24.04.2026

Mr Evans and Ms Yemenakis discuss Carol Rumens' poem, 'Carpet-Weavers, Morocco'. Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 1 - Prose - 'Things Fall Apart' Okonkwo - whole text essay 12.03.2026

Mr Forster and Ms Yem discuss a whole text question on Okonkwo. Don't forget to download the handout.

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'The Cockroach' 10.03.2026

Dr Briggs and Ms Yemenakis discuss the poem 'The Cockroach'. Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 1 - Prose - 'Things Fall Apart' Ch13 08.03.2026

Mr Evans and Mr Forster discuss an extract from Chapter 13 of  Things Fall Apart . Don't forget to download the handout here .

Literature Paper 1 - Prose - 'Things Fall Apart' Ch16 08.03.2026

Mr Evans and Mrs Forster discuss an extract from Chapter 16 of  Things Fall Apart . Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Hunting Snake' 03.03.2026

Ms Whitehead and Ms Thomas discuss 'Hunting Snake' by Judith Wright. Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'The Chimney-Sweeper' 27.02.2026

Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss Blake's 'The Chimney-Sweeper' from the Songs of Experience . Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 1 - Prose - 'Things Fall Apart' Ch7 05.02.2026

In this episode Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss how Achebe presents Ikemefuna's death at the end of chapter 7 as a disturbing moment in the novel. Don't forget to download the handout.

Literature Paper 1 - Prose - 'Things Fall Apart' Ch11 05.02.2026

In this episode Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster look at an extract from the end of chapter 11.  Q) How does Achebe powerfully present Ekwefi’s emotions at this moment in the novel? Don't forget to download the handout.

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Woods 27.01.2026

Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster look at a whole text question on the woods in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Bottom and Quince 22.01.2026

Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss why approaching whole text questions can be a really good idea in your Shakespeare exam.  Q) Explore the ways that Shakespeare vividly presents the relationship between Bottom and Quince.   Don't forget to download the handout here , which has the question, essay plan, and all the key vocabulary.

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Before the Sun' 11.11.2025

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 here .

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Follower' 22.10.2025

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 here.

Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Song: Love Armed' 21.10.2025

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 handout here: Song Love Armed.pdf

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 5.1 - Fitting end 15.10.2025

Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss the ending to  A Midsummer Night's Dream . Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 1.2 - Humour 13.10.2025

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 revision handout here with the question, key vocabulary we use, and essay plan.

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 - Fairy World 13.10.2025

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 essay plan here.

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 - Demetrius and Helena 13.10.2025

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 here.

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.2 - Confusion 13.10.2025

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 here.

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 3.1 - Amusing Moment 13.10.2025

Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss how Shakespeare presents 3.1 as an amusing moment. Don't forget to download the handout   here.

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1 - Revealing Moment 13.10.2025

Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss a question on 4.1 of  A Midsummer Night's Dream . Don't forget to download the handout here.

Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 1.1 - Dramatic opening 19.09.2025

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:  AMND - Act 1 scene 1 -Dramatic Moment.docx

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