Category
Enrichment
A highly recommended Politics podcast
This week I have started listening to Talking Politics
The early history of the UK government and covid
We're not quite at the Warren Commission stage, but an excellent long read by the BBC's political correspondent
Recommended podcast title
I've posted before about the virtues of podcasts, here's one I have really got into
Recommended read
Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics, by Peter Geoghegan
Recommended politics podcasts
A handful have been chosen in this weekend's newspaper
Heavily recommended podcast on the Kennedys
For anyone with an interest in American Politics and/or modern history (on Spotify)
The US President in films
Nice little feature in today's Observer from the film critic Guy Lodge with some suggested watches
Heads up: recommended viewing for American Politics students
While it may not be Trump The Movie tonight's final part of the BBC series is worth watching
I would encourage Politics students to engage with this long read
Trump's useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys
Heads up: recommended viewing on Tuesday night
One the eve of the inauguration of America’s 46th POTUS, there is a whole evening of viewing to get stuck into on BBC Four.
Why would you need to know how tall the London Eye is?
In order to help pass the UK Citizenship Test. Would you pass?
Great little resource for online learning
I came across OpenLearn, Free Learning from The Open University when doing some lesson preparation on legislatures. It is a taster site for the Open University, but offers a much more manageable...
Listen to Obama read from his autobiography
Available now on BBC Sounds/Radio 4
Developing politics knowledge beyond the classroom. Part five: podcasts
On my way to school this morning, I spotted a gap in my series on what we could also possibly continue to call boosting your personal statement for UCAS.
Get the Obama biography
I have been asked by several students if the first volume of Obama's autobiography is worth reading. Yes, buy it, or borrow it if you can.
Developing politics knowledge beyond the classroom. Part four: documentaries
Equally, it would have been possible to continue to call this boosting your personal statement for UCAS.
Equally I could have called this boosting your personal statement for UCAS.
Developing politics knowledge beyond the classroom. Part two: MOOCs
Related to a previous entry, equally this could be entitled 'Strengthening a UCAS application. Part two: MOOCs'
"Why Study A Level Politics?" Video
Our popular "Why Study A Level Politics?" video has been updated for 2020. If you have open days coming up (real or "virtual") this is a good way to help sell your course to potential students.
Knock Down The House
This is a superb documentary for students of US Politics - it is a gripping and hugely interesting insight into congressional primaries.