St John's English Podcast

Episodes

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  The Deliverer, by Tishani Doshi - Pupil Discussion 01.07.2026 10m

  A trio of Year 12 pupils discuss this brutal, powerful poem from the Edexcel English Literature A Level anthology of modern poems.
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  Edexcel English Language Paper 1 - Transactional Writing 18.05.2026 46m

  Miss T walks us through how to approach and succeed in Question 6/7 from Paper 1.
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  Music in A Streetcar Named Desire 15.05.2026 24m

  An exploration of the importance of music in the text - the Varsouviana supplanted by the 'blue piano' - excerpts from popular music drifting through the bathroom door at opportune moments - Wien Wien and Paper Doll[s] - there's plenty to explore.
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  William Wordsworth's 'Ode: Intimations of Immortality' 14.05.2026 27m

  Mr B walks us through Wordsworth's musings on how 'The Child is Father of the Man' in this impassioned poem.
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  Hope in Frankenstein and The Handmaid's Tale 25.03.2026 23m

  A discussion with two of our Year 12 pupils on which novel may be considered the more hopeful. These texts are being studied as part of the Edexcel English A Level Literature course.
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  The Handmaid's Tale and Frankenstein - Who or What is the Most Monstrous? 16.03.2026 15m

  Two Year 12 pupils discuss monstrosity across these texts, with characters and societies all under the microscope.
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  Frankenstein - Who is the Real Monster? 16.03.2026 9m

  Two Year 12 pupils discuss whether Victor or the Creature should be considered the real monster of the text.
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  IGCSE Edexcel Anthology - Beyond the Sky and the Earth 18.11.2025 31m

  In-depth analysis of this IGCSE English Language anthology piece by Jamie Zeppa. Highlighters at the ready!
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  Poems of the Decade - Edexcel Modern Poetry Episode 2 10.06.2025 24m

  A quick whizz through the second half of the collection in preparation for Edexcel's A Level Literature, Paper 3
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  Poems of the Decade - Edexcel Modern Poetry Episode 1 06.06.2025 29m

  A quick tour through the first 10 poems in the anthology, considering language, structure and form in each.Designed to give pupils a platform from which to work rather than an exhaustive array of insights.
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  The Endings - Dracula and The Little Stranger 21.05.2025 25m

  Edexcel A Level Literature revision episode.
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  Percy Shelley - The Essentials (and much more) 08.05.2025 21m

  A new podcast looking at Percy Shelley, with the Edexcel A Level Romantic Poetry anthology in mind.
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  William Blake - The Basics 18.04.2025 16m

  A quick overview of Blake's context and each poem within the Edexcel A Level Literature Romantic Poets anthology.
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  Lord Byron - The 10-minute Wrap Up 03.03.2025 13m

  Mrs Newton leads us through the three Byron poems from the Edexcel A Level English Literature anthology, taking into account key themes, context and stylistic features.
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  William Wordsworth - the 10-minute wrap up. 24.02.2025 9m

  Mrs Williams lends her dulcet tones to the podcast for this fantastic review of Wordsworth and his three poems within the Edexcel Romantics anthology.
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  'Look We Have Coming to Dover' by Daljit Nagra 20.01.2025 44m
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  A Streetcar Named Desire: Mental Instability 05.12.2024 15m
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  A Streetcar Named Desire: Blanche 27.11.2024 16m
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  A Streetcar Named Desire: Symbols 27.11.2024 17m
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  Home Alone and the Monomyth 14.11.2024 4m