Podcast by Mr Baugh
12 May 2025
In this episode of Baughcuts, we explore Ralph’s journey in Lord of the Flies—from an idealistic leader to a boy confronting humanity’s inherent darkness. This episode traces that journey through key quotes and analysis, revealing the collapse of order and the loss of innocence.
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08 May 2025
In this episode of Baughcuts, we look specifically at the depiction of the Cratchits at Christmas, drawing a link between their humanity and the dehumanising Malthusian logic of 'decrease the surplus population'. Links directly to tonight's homework.
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07 May 2025
In this crucial episode of Study Sessions, we look at setting, place and location as mirrors - they reflect the moral character of those who inhabit them. From Scrooge's gloomy, icy counting house to the warmth of the Cratchit's hearth, we need to make explicit the ways Dickens reinforces key themes of compassion and social responsibility through setting itself.
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07 May 2025
In this special episode of Study Sessions, we take a look at love in Romeo and Juliet to support your end-of-year exam preparations. From the performative Petrarchan 'love' Romeo feels towards Rosaline, to the intensity of feeling between Romeo and Juliet, we examine love in the play up to the end of Act 2. Listen as part of your exam preparation and to gain a head start in our final half-term this year.
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06 May 2025
In this episode of Study Sessions, we look specifically at the character of King Duncan, a figure who embodies all the virtues of good kingship: justice, honour, loyalty and benevolence. Even though he has few lines and little time on stage, his importance in the play means we need a thorough understanding of his depiction and his connection to kingship, the Great Chain of Being and even natural order itself. Use this episode to help you with tonight's homework, too!
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02 May 2025
In this essential episode of Study Sessions, we take a close, detailed look at the role of the witches in Macbeth. Agents of chaos, malevolent manipulators of language: the witches are the embodiment of evil and deception, the catalyst for Macbeth's tragic fall.
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