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  1. Miller Shorts: All My Sons

    The themes and characters of Arthur Miller's play 'All My Sons' are explored.

  2. Reading Media Texts: The Interactive Image

    An examination of the history of, and latest developments in computer games.

  3. Miller Shorts: Death of a Salesman

    The themes and characters of Arthur Miller's play 'Death of a Salesman' are explored.

  4. Roots And Water 3: Poetry from other cultures and traditions

    Interviews with various poets about their cultural backgrounds and poetry readings.

  5. Poetry Backpack: The poetry of Grace Nichols

    A profile of the life and work of the Caribbean poet Grace Nichols.

  6. Texts In Time: Picture in the Poem

    Three poems are unravelled - 'Not Waving but Drowning' ,'My Last Duchess' & 'Sonnet'.

  7. Reading Media Texts: The Moving Image

    Examples of camera and lighting on different drama genres and how new trails are filmed.

  8. Miller Shorts: The Crucible

    The themes, meaning and characters of Arthur Miller's play 'The Crucible' are explored.

  9. Roots And Water 2: Poetry from other cultures and traditions

    Interviews with various poets about their cultural backgrounds.

  10. Poetry Backpack: The poetry of William Blake

    A profile of the life and work of poet William Blake, presented by Nigel Planer.

  11. Texts in Time: The Power of Speech

    Looks at how words and rhetorical devices contribute to the emotional power of speeches.

  12. Reading Media Texts: The Static Image

    Explores the choice and use of pictures and text on professional magazines covers.

  13. Miller Shorts: A View from the Bridge

    The themes and characters of Arthur Miller's play 'A View From The Bridge' are explored.

  14. Roots And Water 1: Poetry from other cultures and traditions

    Interviews with various poets about their cultural backgrounds.

  15. Texts in Time: The Way it Was

    Using contemporary and pre 20th century texts to examine how to evaluate truth.

  16. The Merchant of Venice

    Shakespeare's play performed by the National Youth Theatre.

  17. 09/05/2007

    The story of Willy Loman, a salesman who struggles to come to terms with his life.

  18. In Context: Animal Farm

    A social and historical context for George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is explored.

  19. In Context: Lord of the Flies

    A social and historical context for 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding, is explored.

  20. Shakespeare Shorts: Sanity and insanity - Playing Lady Macbeth

    The sleepwalking scene & Macbeth's lament on the death of his wife are explored.

  21. Shakespeare Shorts: The supernatural in Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4

    Con O'Neill plays Macbeth in Act 3 Scene 4, in which Banquo's ghost haunts the banquet.

  22. Shakespeare Shorts: To kill the King: Macbeth Act 2 Scene 3

    Rhys Ifans plays Macbeth in a new production and examines characters in Act 2 Scene 3.

  23. Shakespeare Shorts: Playing Macbeth - Act 1 Scenes 1 and 3

    The witches cast their spell and confront Macbeth in Act 1 Scenes 1 and 3.

  24. In Context: Of Mice and Men

    A social and historical context for 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck is explored.

  25. In Context: To Kill a Mockingbird

    A social and historical context for 'To Kill A Mocking Bird' by Harper Lee, is explored.

  26. In Context: An Inspector Calls

    A social and historical context for 'An Inspector Calls' by J.B. Priestley is explored.

  27. Poetry Backpack: The poetry of Seamus Heaney

    A profile of the work of the poet Seamus Heaney.

  28. Shakespeare Shorts: Macbeth in the future

    This programme takes a scene from Macbeth and projects it 50 years in the future.

  29. The Poetry of the Environment

    How poetry can be a powerful way of expressing the destruction and appreciation of nature.

  30. The Poetry of Passion

    A chat show where the guests are poets who Lily Savage tries to match with their loves.

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