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Straight Talking English gives you the context and stories behind secondary school Literature in ordinary language that anyone can enjoy. Come join us for terrible mockney jokes as the wrapping paper for surprisingly rigorous research! Support the show, check out the youtube channel and buy the books which accompany each series at straighttalkingenglish.co.uk!
- 127 - Season Six Episode Five: Mr Birling
Using a bit of investigation, we can work out a biography for the head of the Birling family, and decide whether he is supposed to be funny! Buy the book that goes along with this season at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W8CTM35/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_SB4D01B2T1NGWTFN6QH8
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 - 18min - 126 - Season Six Episode Four: Who was J B Priestley?
Who was the writer of An Inspector Calls? You'll know by the end of this episode... straighttalkingenglish.co.uk
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 - 1h 46min - 125 - Season Six Episode Three: The Class System
What is the class system and how does it feature in An Inspector Calls? Buy the books that accompany each series at straighttalkingenglish.co.uk/books Buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/str8talkingenglish
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 - 21min - 124 - Season Six Episode Two: What is Socialism?
What do we mean when we say that JB Priestley was a socialist? straighttalkingenglish.co.uk is the site to buy the Full Context series which accompanies this podcast and support the show!
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 - 14min - 123 - Season Six Episode One: Edwardian Britain
Welcome to Season Six, the twentieth century season! straighttalkingenglish.co.uk/books to check out the books which accompany each series.
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 - 32min - 122 - Season Five Episode Nine: The Monster
Join me for the scholarship behind the Creature... If you would like the book which accompanies this series, check out straighttalkengenglish.co.uk/books or search The Full Context on Amazon!
Fri, 18 Dec 2020 - 38min - 121 - Season Five Episode Eight: Victor Frankenstein
Who or what was Victor Frankenstein based on? straighttalkingenglish.co.uk to support the project or buy the book which goes along with this series!
Fri, 27 Nov 2020 - 27min - 120 - Season Five Episode Seven: The Science of Frankenstein (pt 2)
Alchemists, geographers and anatomists in the second part of our discussion on the science behind Frankenstein! straighttalkingenglish.co.uk is your link for the book which accompanies this season, and to support the show...
Fri, 13 Nov 2020 - 26min - 119 - Special Episode: Macbeth and the Gunpowder Plot
How is Macbeth linked to Fireworks Night? In a surprisingly large number of ways... straighttalkingenglish.co.uk - buy the books which accompany the podcast series or drop a donation!
Fri, 06 Nov 2020 - 35min - 118 - Halloween Special: Is it Gothic?
We rate films to see if they fit our Gothic criteria! Buy the Full Context series of books and support the show at straighttalkingenglish.co.uk.
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 - 17min - 117 - Season Five Episode Six: The Science of Frankenstein (pt 1)
Discover the real scientists who may have inspired Frankenstein... Buy the book which accompanies this series at straighttalkingenglish.co.uk/books
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 - 19min - 116 - Season Five Episode Five: Mary Shelley (Pt 2)
What happened to Mary Shelley after she had the idea for Frankenstein? Buy the book that goes along with this series at straighttalkenglish.co.uk/books
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 - 26min - 115 - Season Five Episode Four: Mary Shelley (Pt 1)
How did Mary Shelley get to the infamous party in which she was challenged to write a scary story? Buy the book that goes along with this series at: straighttalkingenglish.co.uk/books
Fri, 09 Oct 2020 - 35min - 114 - Season Five Episode Three: Gothic LiteratureFri, 02 Oct 2020 - 39min
- 113 - Season Five Episode Two: RomanticismFri, 25 Sep 2020 - 23min
- 112 - Season Five Episode One: The EnlightenmentFri, 18 Sep 2020 - 30min
- 111 - AMA: What makes a good poem?Fri, 04 Sep 2020 - 18min
- 110 - AMA: Was Marlowe a better writer than Shakespeare?Fri, 28 Aug 2020 - 19min
- 109 - AMA: Why is important to consider intersectionality in female representations in literature?
AMA: Why is important to consider intersectionality in female representations in literature? by Straight Talking English
Fri, 21 Aug 2020 - 15min - 108 - AMA: What do you consider to be Shakespeare's most distinctive work?Fri, 14 Aug 2020 - 12min
- 107 - AMA: What is Magic Realism?Fri, 07 Aug 2020 - 15min
- 106 - AMA: What's the difference between fantasy and sci-fi?Fri, 31 Jul 2020 - 16min
- 105 - Season Four Episode Twenty Six: The final poems.Fri, 17 Jul 2020 - 21min
- 104 - Season Four Episode Twenty Five: Daljit Nagra's 'Singh Song'Fri, 10 Jul 2020 - 20min
- 103 - Season Four Episode Twenty-Four: Carol Ann Duffy's 'Before You Were Mine'
Season Four Episode Twenty-Four: Carol Ann Duffy's 'Before You Were Mine' by Straight Talking English
Fri, 03 Jul 2020 - 23min - 102 - Season Four Episode Twenty Three: Imtiaz Dharker's 'Tissue'Fri, 26 Jun 2020 - 18min
- 101 - Season Four Episode Twenty Two: Simon Armitage's 'Mother Any Distance' and 'Remains'Fri, 19 Jun 2020 - 24min
- 100 - Season Four Episode Twenty One: John Agard's 'Checking Out Me History'Fri, 12 Jun 2020 - 28min
- 99 - Season Four Episode Twenty: Carol Rumens' 'Emigree'Fri, 05 Jun 2020 - 20min
- 98 - Season Four Episode Nineteen: Beatrice Garland's 'Kamikaze'Fri, 29 May 2020 - 29min
- 97 - Season Five Episode Eighteen: Carol Ann Duffy's 'War Photographer'Fri, 22 May 2020 - 29min
- 96 - Season Four Episode Seventeen: Charles Causley and 'Eden Rock'Fri, 15 May 2020 - 25min
- 95 - Season Four Episode Sixteen: Cecil Day Lewis' 'Walking Away'Sat, 09 May 2020 - 26min
- 94 - Season Four Episode Fifteen: Seamus Heaney's 'Follower' and 'Storm on the Island'
patreon.com/straighttalkingenglish Support the Show! Full Context Series now available on Amazon. Search 'Straight Talking English' on youtube for the video series.
Sat, 25 Apr 2020 - 28min - 93 - Season Four Episode Fourteen: Ted Hughes' Bayonet Charge
patreon.com/straighttalkingenglish Support the Show! Full Context Series now available on Amazon. Search 'Straight Talking English' on youtube for the video series.
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 - 41min - 92 - Season Four Episode Thirteen: Jane Weir's 'Poppies'
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Fri, 10 Apr 2020 - 25min - 91 - Season Four Episode Twelve: Wilfred Owen's 'Exposure'.
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Fri, 03 Apr 2020 - 30min - 90 - Season Four Episode Eleven: Tennyson's 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'
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Fri, 27 Mar 2020 - 34min - 89 - Season Four Episode Ten: Charlotte Mew and 'The Farmer's Bride'
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Fri, 20 Mar 2020 - 35min - 88 - BONUS EPISODE: St Patrick's Day Special feat. Hollyzone HistoryTue, 17 Mar 2020 - 45min
- 87 - Season Four Episode Nine: Thomas Hardy's Neutral TonesFri, 13 Mar 2020 - 33min
- 86 - Season Four Episode Eight: Percy Shelley and Love's PhilosophyFri, 06 Mar 2020 - 21min
- 85 - ANNIVERSARY BONUS: Interview with poet Lola OhSat, 29 Feb 2020 - 26min
- 84 - Season Four Episode Seven: Percy Shelley's OzymandiasFri, 28 Feb 2020 - 25min
- 83 - ANNIVERSARY BONUS: Interview with poet Dave Ward from The Windows Project
Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/straighttalkingenglish Read the Full Context series of context handbooks, now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+full..
Tue, 25 Feb 2020 - 23min - 82 - ANNIVERSARY BONUS: Interview with poet Caleb Parkin
Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/straighttalkingenglish Read the Full Context series of context handbooks, now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+full..
Sat, 22 Feb 2020 - 26min - 81 - Season Four Episode Six: Robert Browning, 'Porphyria's Lover' and 'My Last Duchess'
Season Four Episode Six: Robert Browning, 'Porphyria's Lover' and 'My Last Duchess' by Straight Talking English
Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 33min - 80 - ANNIVERSARY BONUS: Interview with poet Paul Lyalls
Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/straighttalkingenglish Read the Full Context series of context handbooks, now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+full..
Wed, 19 Feb 2020 - 21min - 79 - Season Four Episode Five: Elizabeth Barrett Browning & Sonnet 29Fri, 14 Feb 2020 - 39min
- 78 - Season Four Episode Four: Byron's When We Two Parted.Fri, 07 Feb 2020 - 22min
- 77 - ANNIVERSARY BONUS: Interview with linguist Marcello GiovanelliWed, 05 Feb 2020 - 37min
- 76 - ANNIVERSARY BONUS: Interview with poet Laura MuchaSat, 01 Feb 2020 - 29min
- 75 - Season Four Episode Three: Wordsworth's The PreludeFri, 31 Jan 2020 - 28min
- 74 - Season Four Episode Two: William Blake's LondonFri, 24 Jan 2020 - 36min
- 73 - Season Four Episode One: Revolutions, Rebels and Romantics (Pt 2)Fri, 17 Jan 2020 - 26min
- 72 - Season Four Episode One: Revolutions, Rebels and Romantics (Pt 1)Fri, 10 Jan 2020 - 26min
- 71 - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Tackling an Unseen PoemFri, 27 Dec 2019 - 27min
- 70 - MINISERIES: Curley's Wife and CrooksFri, 20 Dec 2019 - 38min
- 69 - MINISERIES: George, Lennie, Violence and AmericaFri, 13 Dec 2019 - 28min
- 68 - MINISERIES: John Steinbeck and creating Of Mice and MenFri, 06 Dec 2019 - 23min
- 67 - MINISERIES: Dreams in Of Mice and MenFri, 29 Nov 2019 - 29min
- 66 - Season Three Episode Twenty: Imperial Fears in The Sign of FourFri, 15 Nov 2019 - 23min
- 65 - Season Three Episode Nineteen: The Empire in The Sign of FourFri, 08 Nov 2019 - 25min
- 64 - HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Jack the Ripper and his influence on LiteratureFri, 01 Nov 2019 - 18min
- 63 - Season Three Episode Eighteen: The Plot of The Sign of FourFri, 25 Oct 2019 - 16min
- 62 - Season Three Episode Seventeen: Sherlock HolmesFri, 11 Oct 2019 - 29min
- 61 - Season Three Episode Sixteen: Arthur Conan DoyleFri, 04 Oct 2019 - 27min
- 60 - Season Three Episode Fourteen: The Rest of the CastFri, 13 Sep 2019 - 25min
- 59 - Season Three Episode Fifteen: Reactions to A Christmas CarolFri, 13 Sep 2019 - 18min
- 58 - BONUS AMA: Othello, Race and ConflictFri, 06 Sep 2019 - 21min
- 57 - Season Three Episode Thirteen: The Ghosts of A Christmas CarolFri, 30 Aug 2019 - 22min
- 56 - BONUS AMA: Who wrote Shakespeare's plays?Fri, 23 Aug 2019 - 17min
- 55 - Season Three Episode Twelve: Ebeneezer ScroogeFri, 16 Aug 2019 - 26min
- 54 - Season Three Episode Eleven: The Plot of A Christmas CarolFri, 09 Aug 2019 - 1h 06min
- 53 - Season Three Episode Ten: Dickens and the Wrongs of SocietyFri, 02 Aug 2019 - 32min
- 52 - Season Three Episode Nine: Charles DickensFri, 26 Jul 2019 - 23min
- 51 - Season Three Episode Eight: Queen Victoria's ChristmasFri, 19 Jul 2019 - 22min
- 50 - BONUS AMA! Romeo and JulietFri, 12 Jul 2019 - 32min
- 49 - Season Three Episode Seven: Duality in Jekyll and HydeFri, 05 Jul 2019 - 30min
- 48 - Season Three Episode Six: Doctor JekyllFri, 28 Jun 2019 - 33min
- 47 - Season Three Episode Five: Gentlemen, Sexuality and UttersonFri, 21 Jun 2019 - 27min
- 46 - Season Three Episode Four: Mr HydeFri, 14 Jun 2019 - 23min
- 45 - Season Three Episode Three: The Plot of 'Jekyll and Hyde'Sat, 08 Jun 2019 - 1h 06min
- 44 - Season Three Episode Two: Robert Louis StevensonSun, 02 Jun 2019 - 26min
- 43 - Season Three Episode One: Victorian LondonWed, 29 May 2019 - 30min
- 42 - Season Two Episode Fifteen: Reactions and Responses to Romeo and JulietWed, 15 May 2019 - 28min
- 41 - Season Two Episode Fourteen: Friar Lawrence and the NurseTue, 14 May 2019 - 23min
- 40 - Season Two Episode Thirteen: Juliet and Her FamilySun, 12 May 2019 - 26min
- 39 - Season Two Episode Twelve: The Bad Boys of Verona (Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio)
Season Two Episode Twelve: The Bad Boys of Verona (Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio) by Straight Talking English
Fri, 10 May 2019 - 18min - 38 - Season Two Episode Eleven: Love in Romeo and JulietWed, 08 May 2019 - 24min
- 37 - Season Two Episode Ten: Violence in Romeo and JulietMon, 06 May 2019 - 18min
- 36 - Season Two Episode Nine: The plot of Romeo and JulietFri, 03 May 2019 - 1h 04min
- 35 - Season Two Episode Eight: The background to Romeo and JulietThu, 02 May 2019 - 27min
- 34 - Season Two Episode Seven: Reactions, Audience and TragedySat, 27 Apr 2019 - 21min
- 33 - Season Two Episode Six: Lady MacbethThu, 25 Apr 2019 - 19min
- 32 - BONUS EPISODE: What's the point of studying Shakespeare?Tue, 23 Apr 2019 - 16min
- 31 - Season Two Episode Five: Macbeth and his MasculinityFri, 19 Apr 2019 - 21min
- 30 - Season Two Episode Three: What happens in Macbeth>?Sat, 13 Apr 2019 - 36min
- 29 - Season Two Episode Four: Themes and Images in MacbethSat, 13 Apr 2019 - 23min
- 28 - Season Two Episode Two: Shakespeare's MacbethTue, 09 Apr 2019 - 31min
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