ENGLISH - Channel 4

LITERATURE DRAMA
Middle English
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Key Stage 3 / Scottish Level E, F
Age 11–14
Curriculum Relevance
• Texts from other cultures and traditions
• Migration and emigration
• Standard and non-standard English studies
• The Victorian era
• Speaking and listening, reading and writing
This film treatment of Marita Conlon-McKenna’s acclaimed novel
brilliantly recreates the Great Famine through the story of three
young survivors – Eily, Michael and Peggy. Starving and in danger of
the dreaded workhouse, they set out on a journey that will test every
reserve of strength, love and loyalty they possess. Kilkenny-based
Young Irish Film Makers have come up with this exciting children-incharge
film project, shot entirely on location in Ireland.
Video
1. Hunger
2. On Their Own
3. The Journey
4. The Search
4 x 20-minute programmes
1862154961 £19.99*
Study Guide
A guide to the novel and film, using photocopiable A4 worksheets
to explore this account of coping with adversity.
Published by the O’Brien Press
0862785839 £4.95
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The English Programme
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Key Stage 4, GCSE and A Level
Scottish Level SG, NQs / Age 14–19
Curriculum Relevance
• Language variation
• English literary heritage
• Pre-twentieth-century poetry and literature
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in the second half of the
fourteenth century in north-west England where memories of the
warring Celtic world still lingered. Written by an author whose identity
remains unknown to this day, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is
reckoned to be one of the greatest poems in Middle English and this
contemporary animation treatment retells its compelling story.
When King Arthur rashly accepts a Christmas challenge from a
mysterious stranger to engage in a beheading contest, Sir Gawain
steps forward in his stead. But nothing is as it seems. Gawain finds
himself struggling to maintain his chivalrous ideals and at the end
of this dramatic and exciting tale, comes to terms with his own
limitations.
Video
1 x 25-minute programme
1862157472 £19.99*
Online Extras
These offer free additional activities that complement 4Learning’s
videos but can also be used independently. Sections may include:
key information for each topic; FAQ; a quiz; a key word glossary and
student activities. Visit www.channel4.com/secondary
You can order any of these resources in several ways: Phone: 08701 246 444 Online: www.channel4.com/learningshop
Beckett on Film
GCSE and A Level / Scottish Level SG, NQs
Age 14–19
Curriculum Benefits
• Drama and dramatic convention
• Skills of directing
• Study of language and meaning
During 1999 and 2000, all 19 of Samuel Beckett's stage plays were
filmed. Some of the films were shown on Channel 4's main schedule
during 2001, others are being shown during 2002/3, and on
FilmFour. 17 of the films, including Beckett's four longer plays, are
being shown in the 4Learning schedule.
Videos
Endgame and Breath
Endgame
Directed by Conor McPherson. Performed by Michael Gambon,
David Thewlis, Charles Simon and Jean Anderson
Breath
Directed by Damien Hirst
1 x 90-minute programme
186215838X £19.99*
Krapp’s Last Tape, Act Without Words 1 and Not I
Krapp’s Last Tape
Directed by Atom Egoyan. Performed by John Hurt
Act Without Words 1
Directed by Karel Reisz. Performed by John Foley
Not I
Directed by Neil Jordan. Performed by Julianne Moore
1 x 90-minute programme
1862158398 £19.99*
Happy Days and Act Without Words 2
Happy Days
Directed by Patricia Rozema. Performed by Rosaleen Linehan and
Richard Johnson
Act Without Words 2
Directed by Enda Hughes. Performed by Pat Kinevane
and Marcello Magni
1 x 90-minute programme
1862158401 £19.99*
Waiting for Godot
Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. Performed by
Barry McGovern, Johnny Murphy, Stephen Brennan,
Alan Stanford and Sam McGovern
1 x 130-minute programme
1862158371 £19.99*
Post: 4Learning, PO Box 400, Wetherby, LS23 7LG Fax: 08701 246 446
LITERATURE DRAMA
What Where, Footfalls, Come and Go and Rockaby
What Where
Directed by Damien O’Donnell. Performed by Sean McGinley
and Gary Lewis
Footfalls
Directed by Walter Asmus. Performed by Susan Fitzgerald
and Joan O’Hara
Come and Go
Directed by John Crowley. Performed by Paola Dionisotti,
Anna Massey and Sian Phillips
Rockaby
Directed by Sir Richard Eyre. Performed by Penelope Wilton
1 x 60-minute programme
1862159270 £19.99*
That Time, A Piece of Monologue, Play and Catastrophe
That Time
Directed by Charles Garrad. Performed by Niall Buggy
A Piece of Monologue
Directed by Robin Lefevre. Performed by Stephen Brennan
Play
Directed by Anthony Minghella. Performed by Alan Rickman, Kristin
Scott-Thomas and Juliet Stevenson
Catastrophe
Directed by David Mamet. Performed by Harold Pinter,
Rebecca Pidgeon and Sir John Gielgud
1 x 60-minute programme
1862159289 £19.99*
Ohio Impromptu, Rough for Theatre I and Rough for Theatre II
Ohio Impromptu
Directed by Charles Sturridge. Performed by Jeremy Irons
Rough for Theatre I
Directed by Kieron J Walsh. Performed by David Kelly
and Milo O’Shea
Rough for Theatre II
Directed by Katie Mitchell. Performed by Jim Norton,
Timothy Spall and Hugh B O’Brien
1 x 56-minute programme
1862159297 £19.99*
Booklet
A valuable introduction to Beckett’s life, his relationship with the
theatre and the main themes of his work. Also features a unique
collection of quotations from some amazing talents such as
John Hurt and Damien Hurst, who worked on 4Learning’s Beckett
Film project. An ideal starting point for appreciating one of the
twentieth century’s great writers.
1862442960 £4.95
Online Extras
These offer free additional activities that complement 4Learning’s
videos but can also be used independently. Sections may include:
key information for each topic; FAQ; a quiz; a key word glossary and
student activities. Visit www.channel4.com/secondary
Website: www.channel4.com/beckett
For general interest, this site includes biographies of the renowned
actors and directors involved in the Beckett on Film project
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