St John's English Podcast

An interview with Lady Macbeth... 19.04.2024 25:08 ↓

Alice Bufton-Thorneycroft played the role of Lady Macbeth in Esher Theatre's sell-out run in October. Here, she kindly and brilliantly discusses her views on the role.

Macbeth: Act 4, scene 1 - EDEXCEL IGCSE English Literature 18.04.2024 48:29 ↓

This podcast focuses on analysis of Act 4, scene 1 of Macbeth for the EDEXCEL IGCSE English Literature syllabus

Romantics Poetry Bingham Lecture Introduction 20.03.2024 7:42 ↓

An overview of our collection of Romantic poets.

'Holy Thursday' (Innocence and Experience) - William Blake - EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry 13.02.2024 37:41 ↓

This podcast analyses both 'Holy Thursday' poems by William Blake from the EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry anthology

'The Sick Rose' - William Blake - EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry 13.02.2024 17:31 ↓

This poem analyses 'The Sick Rose' by William Blake from the EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry anthology

Wordsworth - Tintern Abbey 08.02.2024 12:25 ↓

NJJ talks us through Wordsworth's poem in his inimitable style.

Wordsworth - Intimations of Immortality 08.02.2024 21:02 ↓

NJJ talks us through this complex and soulful poem.

'Ode on Melancholy' - John Keats - EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry 01.02.2024 32:39 ↓

This podcast analyses 'Ode on Melancholy' by John Keats from the EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry anthology

'Sonnet on the Sea' - John Keats - EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry 21.01.2024 22:33 ↓

This podcast analyses 'Sonnet on the Sea' by John Keats from the EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry anthology

'Lines Written in Early Spring' - William Wordsworth - EDEXCEL English A-Level Romantic Poetry 21.01.2024 31:00 ↓

This podcast is on 'Lines Written in Early Spring' by William Wordsworth from the EDEXCEL English A-Level Romantic Poetry anthology

'Ode on a Grecian Urn' - John Keats - EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry 21.01.2024 39:47 ↓

This podcast analyses the poem 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' by John Keats from the EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry collection

'Disabled' by Wilfred Owen (second half) 15.01.2024 20:24 ↓

This podcast analyses the second half of 'Disabled' by Wilfred Owen (from line 26 onwards) for IGCSE English Language

'The Question' - Percy Shelley - EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry 04.01.2024 38:31 ↓

This podcast analyses 'The Question' by Percy Shelley from the EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry collection

'The Cold Earth Slept Below' - Percy Shelley - EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry 04.01.2024 27:40 ↓

This podcast analyses 'The Cold Earth Slept Below' by Percy Shelley from the EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry collection

'Stanzas Written in Dejection, Near Naples' - Percy Shelley - EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry 04.01.2024 36:38 ↓

This podcast analyses 'Stanzas Written in Dejection, Near Naples' by Percy Shelley from the EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry collection

Roots - by the St John's Poet Laureate 2023/24 14.12.2023 6:28 ↓

The new St John's Poet Laureate, Tara Srihiran-Brown, reads her poem, 'Roots', and discusses her influences and the experience of writing this poem.

'A Passage to Africa' by George Alagiah - EDEXCEL IGCSE English Language Anthology 18.11.2023 33:40 ↓

This podcast analyses the EDEXCEL IGCSE English Language anthology text 'A Passage to Africa'

'Explorers or Boys Messing About' - EDEXCEL IGCSE English Language anthology podcast 18.11.2023 33:28 ↓

This podcast analyses the EDEXCEL IGCSE English Language anthology text 'Explorers or Boys Messing About'

'127 hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place' by Aron Ralson - EDEXCEL IGCSE English Language 18.11.2023 26:32 ↓

This podcast is on the anthology text '127 hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place' by Aron Ralston from the EDEXCEL A-Level English Romantic Poetry anthology

'The Explorer's Daughter' by Kari Herbert - EDEXCEL IGCSE English Language 18.11.2023 36:07 ↓

This podcast is on the anthology text 'The Explorer's Daughter' by Kari Herbert from the EDEXCEL IGCSE English Language anthology