Podcast by Mr Baugh
01 April 2025
Starting with 'Bayonet Charge', we'll be releasing short Baughcuts for all fifteen of the AQA Power and Conflict anthology poems. Focusing on the title and three key quotations, these episodes are designed as bitesize revision morsels to help with comparative essay planning.
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25 March 2025
In this episode, step into the chilling, aristocratic world of Robert Browning's My Last Duchess. Explore the sinister undertones beneath the Duke's polished charm, unravelling themes of jealous control, authoritarian power, and oppressive gender dynamics. Through vivid imagery and insightful line-by-line analysis, discover how Browning masterfully employs dramatic irony, poetic techniques, and historical context to craft this iconic dramatic monologue. Designed for your GCSE English Literature revision, this immersive analysis will sharpen your understanding of character, form, and Victorian values lurking within the elegant yet unsettling halls of Ferrara.
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20 March 2025
In this episode, we explore Simon Armitage's Remains, a poem that exposes the moral ambiguities of conflict, psychological trauma and the power of memory. This is a key poem within the AQA Power and Conflict cluster - use the episode to support your revision and enrich your understanding.
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11 March 2025
In this very first edition of STG Unplugged, we explore Korean and Chinese dramas, riddles, the festival of Kwanza and so much more! Listen, enjoy, and get involved! We'll be sharing more episode from our Podcasting Club elective over the rest of the school year!
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11 March 2025
In this episode, we explore how The Émigrée by Carol Rumens articulates the experience of exile and dislocation, while also celebrating the power and intensity of memory. A critical poem within the AQA Power and Conflict anthology cluster, use this episode to support your English Literature exam revision and preparation.
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09 March 2025
In this episode, we walk through the streets of late-18th century London with one of the greatest poets and artists of the Romantic period - William Blake. Great for revision of a central poem within the 'Power and Conflict' anthology cluster, we'll examine the text's remarkable auditory focus and unpack its key metaphors and images. Enjoy!
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