Comcast

In this week’s Comcast, the team are exploring the theme of the supernatural in Macbeth, considering how it impacts the characters and discussing whether or not the characters have control over it.

In this, a special new decade edition of Comcast, a cross-curricular team discuss the poem ‘My Parents Kept Me From Children Who Were Rough’ and its meaning. Tune in for some ideas on approaching Unseen Poetry.

In this week’s Comcast, the team are exploring and tracking the theme of ambition throughout Macbeth, considering how ambition affects the events of the play as well as the characters.

In this week’s instalment of Comcast, the team explore and analyse the archetypal Shakespearean ‘avenging hero’, Macduff, the noble warrior who brings about the end of Macbeth’s tyrannical reign over Scotland.

In this week’s instalment of Comcast, the team are tracking the character of Macduff throughout the play ‘Macbeth’ while considering his changes, impact on the play as a whole and how the audience reacts to him. Tune in for some top quotes and analysis from the English Department!

In this, the first of a new series of Comcast, the team are exploring the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth considering the role reversal and power dynamic that makes them one of Literature’s most intriguing couples.

In this, the final episode of the Eduqas Anthology series of Comcast, the team explore the theme of abundance and nature’s intrinsic connection to humanity in Keats’ ‘To Autumn’.

In this penultimate WJEC Anthology episode of Comcast, we are examining Larkin’s poem ‘Afternoons’. Written in 1959 and published in 1964, Larkin explores gender stereotypes and the monotony of domestic life. Enjoy!

In this instalment of Comcast, we are exploring the theme of power in nature; the hubris and ego of the hawk as well as its place in the natural world. Enjoy!

In this instalment of Comcast, the team are examining Imtiaz Dharker’s 1997 poem ‘Living Space’, considering themes of poverty, fragility and hope while contrasting Dharker’s work against Blake’s ‘London’. Enjoy!

Today the team are analysing Seamus Heaney’s 1966 poem ‘Death of a Naturalist’, exploring themes of childhood and change in nature and oneself.

In this week’s episode, the team are exploring Wordsworth’s ‘Excerpt from the Prelude’ considering themes of nostalgia, Man’s relationship with nature and of course, the Romantic Era.

In this week’s Comcast, the team are exploring PB Shelley’s 1817 poem of the Romantic Era ‘Ozymandias’, discussing the ephemerality of power, the legacy of man and how time and nature eventually consume any human power but the Arts.

In this week’s instalment of Comcast, the team are examining Emily Dickinson’s 1850 poem ‘As Imperceptibly as Grief’, tackling themes of time, grief, nature and isolation and of course, the all-important context.

Today’s episode of Comcast explores Rita Dove’s presentation of modern married love, treasuring the mundane and quietly content life she leads with her husband, Fred.

In this week’s instalment, the team are tackling Lord Byron’s ‘She Walks in Beauty’, discussing the superficial nature of beauty, Romantic Era poetry and Byron’s own scandalous life.

This week’s episode of Comcast is all about Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘Sonnet 43’. We will cover the all-important context in detail, drawing links between Browning’s life with her husband and the language and structure in the poem.

In this week’s episode, the team will be analysing Carol Ann Duffy’s atypical and unconventional approach to love and the concept of the ‘Valentine’. Considering extended metaphors, tone and structure and giving valuable exam techniques, this week’s episode should be a useful instalment for any of you deep in the land of revision!

In this week’s instalment, Mrs Mustafa, Ms Ahmed & Mr Racher are examining Hardy’s ‘A Wife in London’, while discussing themes of loneliness, isolation, the effects of war and of course, the all-important context.

In this week’s instalment of Comcast, we examined the idealism and naiveté in Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’, considering themes of religion, WW1 and patriotism.

In this week’s episode, Mr Racher, Ms Ahmed and Mrs Mustafa are tackling William Blake’s ‘London’, discussing themes of anger, corruption, change and of course Romanticism. Tune in and enjoy!

The communications faculty’s first instalment of Comcast, our revision podcast. Starting with The Manhunt, we will be analysing each of the Anthology poems in depth to give you, the students another tool for your revision.